Minor White

Minor White
Born(1908-07-09)July 9, 1908
Minneapolis, Minnesota
DiedJune 24, 1976(1976-06-24) (aged 67)
Boston, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Minnesota
Known forPhotography

Minor Martin White (July 9, 1908 – June 24, 1976) was an American photographer, theoretician, critic, and educator.

White made photographs of landscapes, people, and abstract subject matter. They showed technical mastery and a strong sense of light and shadow. He taught at the California School of Fine Arts, the Rochester Institute of Technology, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and in his home. Some of his most compelling images are figure studies of men he taught or with whom had relationships.[citation needed] He helped start the photography magazine Aperture, considered the only periodical produced for, and by, photographers practicing the medium as a fine art. He served as its editor for many years. White was hailed as one of America's greatest photographers.[1]

  1. ^ Lee Gallery. "Minor White 1908–1975". Archived from the original on February 21, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2014.