Photographs by Minor White
Biographical/Historical Note
Minor White (1908-1976) was an influential American photographer, writer and editor. He was a co-founder and the first editor
of Aperture magazine. He taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from the mid 1960s to 1974. White's photographs
are included in numerous collections, including New York's Museum of Modern Art, the George Eastman House in Rochester, and
the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. The photographer's personal archive was bequeathed to the Princeton University Art
Museum upon his death in 1976.
Box:2 Folder:21
White, Minor
[William R. Thorsen house, Berkeley, Calif.] / [Minor White, photographer ; Greene & Greene, architects]
[1947-ca. 1948]
3 photographic prints
gelatin silver, b&w
18 x 25 cm. (7 x 9 7/8 in.) or smaller
Index Terms
Subjects:
1.
Houses.
2.
William R. Thorsen house (Berkeley, Calif.)
Geographic Names:
1.
Berkeley (Calif.)
Genre/Media:
1.
Photographic prints.
Associated Names
1.
Thorsen, William R.
LIST OF PHOTOGRAPHS
1.
NYDA.1987.003.00495.
[Front elevation]
Pencil inscription on verso: Minor White, photographer, San Francisco.
2.
NYDA.1987.003.00496.
[Entry hall stairway, 1947]
Date and photographer from Jean Murray Bangs' photo annotation.
3.
NYDA.1987.003.00497.
[Living room, ca. 1948]
Date and photographer from Jean Murray Bangs' photo annotation.
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