Minor White Modernism

Vintage Gelatin Silver Print Biography Born on July 9th, 1908 in Minneapolis, Minnesota – Died June 24th, 1976 in Cambridge, Massachusetts Studied botany and poetry before starting his photography career in 1937 Served in the U.S. Army during World War 2 then moved to New York City in 1945, where he met photographers Edward Steichen and Alfred Stieglitz San Francisco, 1949 Vintage Gelatin Silver Print 7 x 8 inches

Tom Murphy , San Francisco White struggled with his sexuality. He was often described as gay or bisexual. His sexual interest in men often made its way into his photography despite the widespread homophobia during that time period. “While we cannot describe its appearance (the equivalent), we can define its function. When a photograph functions as an Equivalent we can say that at that moment, and for that person the photograph acts as a symbol or plays the role of a metaphor for something that is beyond the subject photographed.” – Minor White Tom Murphy , San Francisco

Peeled Paint, Rochester, N.Y., 1959 Gelatin Silver Print

The Grand Tetons, Wyoming From Sequence 15, 1959 Vintage Gelatin Silver Print 8 x 10 inches

72 N. Union Street, Rochester, NY, 1958 Vintage Gelatin Silver Print 8 x 10 inches

Timothy Asch and Sandstone Sculpture 1951 Vintage Gelatin Silver Print 7 ½ x 9 3/8 inches

Capitol Reef, Utah 1961 Gelatin Silver Print 6 x 9 3/8 inches

Vintage Gelatin Silver Print Shore Acres, Oregon, 1959 Vintage Gelatin Silver Print 8 x 10 inches

Emulations “Be still with yourself until the object of your attention affirms your presence.” – Minor White

Emulations “When gifts are given to me through my camera, I accept them graciously.” – Minor White

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