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)

Self-Portrait, West Bloomfield, New York, 1957

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Self-Portrait, West Bloomfield, New York, 1957

Sale Date: February 1, 2023

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Vicinity of Dansville, New York, 1955

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Vicinity of Dansville, New York, 1955

Sale Date: February 1, 2023

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Portrait of Jan Davis, 1951

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Portrait of Jan Davis, 1951

Sale Date: December 14, 2022

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Metal ornament, Pultreyville, New York, 1957

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Metal ornament, Pultreyville, New York, 1957

Sale Date: December 14, 2022

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Birdline and Surf

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Birdline and Surf

Sale Date: October 14, 2022

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Windowsill Daydreaming, 1958

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Windowsill Daydreaming, 1958

Sale Date: October 14, 2022

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Ivy, Portland, Oregon, 1964

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Ivy, Portland, Oregon, 1964

Sale Date: October 14, 2022

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Ice and Twigs, Stony Brook State Park, New..., 1962

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Ice and Twigs, Stony Brook State Park, New..., 1962

Sale Date: October 12, 2022

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Robert and Mary Bourdeau, Easter Sunday,..., 1964

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Robert and Mary Bourdeau, Easter Sunday,..., 1964

Sale Date: October 12, 2022

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Peeled Paint, Rochester, New York, 1959

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Peeled Paint, Rochester, New York, 1959

Sale Date: October 12, 2022

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Bullet Holes, Middle Canyon, Capitol Reef..., 1961

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Bullet Holes, Middle Canyon, Capitol Reef..., 1961

Sale Date: October 12, 2022

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Beginnings, 1962

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Beginnings, 1962

Sale Date: October 12, 2022

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Selected Figure Studies of Tom Murphy, San..., 1947

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Selected Figure Studies of Tom Murphy, San..., 1947

Sale Date: October 12, 2022

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Grand Tetons – Wyoming, 1958

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Grand Tetons – Wyoming, 1958

Sale Date: October 12, 2022

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Sequence 16: Steely the Barb of Infinity, 1960

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Sequence 16: Steely the Barb of Infinity, 1960

Sale Date: October 12, 2022

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Wall Encrustation, Pultneyville, N. Y.', 1964

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Wall Encrustation, Pultneyville, N. Y.', 1964

Sale Date: October 7, 2022

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S.W. Front Street, Portland, Oregon, 1939

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S.W. Front Street, Portland, Oregon, 1939

Sale Date: October 7, 2022

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

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

Sale Date: October 6, 2022

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Shop Door, Portland, Oregon, 1939, 1939

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Shop Door, Portland, Oregon, 1939, 1939

Sale Date: October 6, 2022

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Snow Shadow, 1958, 1958

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Snow Shadow, 1958, 1958

Sale Date: October 6, 2022

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Scissors and Thread, Navajo Indian..., 1960

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Scissors and Thread, Navajo Indian..., 1960

Sale Date: October 6, 2022

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Stone Steps, Notom, Utah, 1967

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Stone Steps, Notom, Utah, 1967

Sale Date: October 11, 2022

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Peeled Paint, Rochester, New York, 1959

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Peeled Paint, Rochester, New York, 1959

Sale Date: June 8, 2022

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Windowsill Daydreaming, Rochester, New York, 1958

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Windowsill Daydreaming, Rochester, New York, 1958

Sale Date: May 24, 2022

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