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 (813 results)

Beginnings, Frosted Window, Rochester, 1962

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Beginnings, Frosted Window, Rochester, 1962

Sale Date: April 5, 2024

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Lighthouse and Wood, Multiple Image, Maine, 1970

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Lighthouse and Wood, Multiple Image, Maine, 1970

Sale Date: March 8, 2024

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Three Peonies, Pavilion, New York, 1954

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Three Peonies, Pavilion, New York, 1954

Sale Date: December 1, 2023

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Frost Forms: Head and Arabesques, 1962

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Frost Forms: Head and Arabesques, 1962

Sale Date: November 20, 2023

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Salt Encrustations, Sunset Park, Oregon, 1962

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Salt Encrustations, Sunset Park, Oregon, 1962

Sale Date: November 20, 2023

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Stony Brook State Park, New York, 1960

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Stony Brook State Park, New York, 1960

Sale Date: November 20, 2023

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Haag's Alley, Rochester, New York, 1960

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Haag's Alley, Rochester, New York, 1960

Sale Date: November 20, 2023

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Stony Brook State Park, New York, 1960

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Stony Brook State Park, New York, 1960

Sale Date: November 20, 2023

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Double Icicle, 1960

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Double Icicle, 1960

Sale Date: November 20, 2023

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Icicle in Light, 1959

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Icicle in Light, 1959

Sale Date: November 20, 2023

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72 North Union Street, Rochester, New York, 1959

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72 North Union Street, Rochester, New York, 1959

Sale Date: November 20, 2023

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Grand Tetons, Wyoming, 1959

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Grand Tetons, Wyoming, 1959

Sale Date: November 20, 2023

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Sore Acres State Park, Oregon, 1959

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Sore Acres State Park, Oregon, 1959

Sale Date: November 20, 2023

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Frost Farms: Galaxy, 1959

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Frost Farms: Galaxy, 1959

Sale Date: November 20, 2023

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Pavilion, New York, 1959

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Pavilion, New York, 1959

Sale Date: November 20, 2023

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Shore Acres State Park, Oregon, 1959

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Shore Acres State Park, Oregon, 1959

Sale Date: November 20, 2023

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Root and Frost, 1958

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Root and Frost, 1958

Sale Date: November 20, 2023

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Root and Frost, 1958

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Root and Frost, 1958

Sale Date: November 20, 2023

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Root and Frost, 1958

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Root and Frost, 1958

Sale Date: November 20, 2023

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Badlands, South Dakota (from Sequence 15), 1959

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Badlands, South Dakota (from Sequence 15), 1959

Sale Date: November 20, 2023

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Ritual Branch, Frost on Window, Rochester,..., 1958

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Ritual Branch, Frost on Window, Rochester,..., 1958

Sale Date: November 20, 2023

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Portrait of William Smith, 1957

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Portrait of William Smith, 1957

Sale Date: November 20, 2023

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Barn and Clouds (Vicinity of Naples and..., 1955

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Barn and Clouds (Vicinity of Naples and..., 1955

Sale Date: November 20, 2023

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Two Barns and Shadow, 1955

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Two Barns and Shadow, 1955

Sale Date: November 20, 2023

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