Minor White

(American, 1908–1976)

Minor White was an American photographer known for his meticulous black-and-white prints of landscapes, architecture, and men. White’s interest in Zen philosophy and mysticism permeated both his subject matter and formal technique. “At first glance a photograph can inform us. At second glance it can reach us,” he once said. Born on July 9, 1908 in Minneapolis, MN, he received his undergraduate degree from the University of Minnesota before moving to Portland, OR in 1938. In Oregon, he joined a camera club and later took on photo assignments from the WPA. After serving in the military during World War II, he studied art history under Meyer Schapiro at Columbia University in New York. It was in New York that he met Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Weston, and Ansel Adams, with whom he formed Aperture magazine. Over the following decades, the artist spent a great deal of his life teaching in academic institutions, including at the burgeoning photography departments of the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco and later the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. White died in Boston, MA on June 24, 1976. Today, his photographs are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery in Washington, D.C., and the Art Institute of Chicago, among others.

Minor White Artworks

Minor White (820 results)

Rock and Water Abstraction, 1950–1969

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Rock and Water Abstraction, 1950–1969

Sale Date: September 27, 2017

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Golden Gate Bridge, 1959

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Golden Gate Bridge, 1959

Sale Date: October 11, 2017

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Star Door, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1973

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Star Door, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1973

Sale Date: May 18, 2017

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Navigation Markers, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, 1970

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Navigation Markers, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, 1970

Sale Date: May 18, 2017

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Moon and Wall Encrustations, Pultneyville,..., 1964

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Moon and Wall Encrustations, Pultneyville,..., 1964

Sale Date: May 18, 2017

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Ocean, Schoodic Point, Maine, 1968

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Ocean, Schoodic Point, Maine, 1968

Sale Date: May 18, 2017

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Peeling Paint Rochester New York, 1959

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Peeling Paint Rochester New York, 1959

Sale Date: April 23, 2017

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Driftwood and eye, 1970

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Driftwood and eye, 1970

Sale Date: April 26, 2017

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MOON AND WALL ENCRUSTATION- PULTNEYVILLE,..., 1964

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MOON AND WALL ENCRUSTATION- PULTNEYVILLE,..., 1964

Sale Date: April 5, 2017

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Lighthouse and Wood, Double Negative, 1970

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Lighthouse and Wood, Double Negative, 1970

Sale Date: April 6, 2017

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Nude, Foot, San Francisco, 1947

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Nude, Foot, San Francisco, 1947

Sale Date: April 4, 2017

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YING YANG FROM CAPITAL REEF UTAH, 1963

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YING YANG FROM CAPITAL REEF UTAH, 1963

Sale Date: March 12, 2017

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Snow on Garage Door, Rochester, New York, 1960

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Snow on Garage Door, Rochester, New York, 1960

Sale Date: February 14, 2017

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Group of 8 photographs, comprising..., 1960–1961

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Group of 8 photographs, comprising..., 1960–1961

Sale Date: February 14, 2017

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YING YANG FROM CAPITAL REEF UTAH, 1963

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YING YANG FROM CAPITAL REEF UTAH, 1963

Sale Date: December 18, 2016

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Driftwood and eye, 1970

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Driftwood and eye, 1970

Sale Date: November 22, 2016

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JUPITER PORTFOLIO (portfolio of 12), 1975

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JUPITER PORTFOLIO (portfolio of 12), 1975

Sale Date: November 11, 2016

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Mirrors, Messages, Manifestations

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Mirrors, Messages, Manifestations

Sale Date: October 25, 2016

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HAAGS ALLEY, ROCHESTER, N. Y. (SNOW ON..., 1960

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HAAGS ALLEY, ROCHESTER, N. Y. (SNOW ON..., 1960

Sale Date: October 7, 2016

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POINT LOBOS, CALIFORNIA' (TWISTED TREE), 1951

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POINT LOBOS, CALIFORNIA' (TWISTED TREE), 1951

Sale Date: October 7, 2016

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Waterfall, Stony Brook State Park, 1959

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Waterfall, Stony Brook State Park, 1959

Sale Date: October 25, 2016

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Peeled Paint, Rochester, New York, 1959

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Peeled Paint, Rochester, New York, 1959

Sale Date: February 25, 2016

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Song Without Words, #16, 1947

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Song Without Words, #16, 1947

Sale Date: February 25, 2016

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Kelp, 1949

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Sale Date: February 25, 2016

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