Minor White

Title: Pacific Devils Side
Artist: Minor White
Medium: unknown
Year: 1947

Give a brief description of the movement, photographer, or term you researched. How are they significant to the history of photography (50-75 words)?

Minor White was born in Minneapolis Minnesota in 1908. He was an American photographer, educator, poet and a critic. He was recognized for this intense commitment of photography and his vision. Minor White was a textural photographer. Textural photographs are pictures of items such as a bush, a tree, cracks in the road, or even a rusted up car.


Write a short personal reaction to the movement, photographer or term you researched. What is interesting or not interesting about the work (50 – 75 words).

I think that it is interesting that Minor White was born right here in Minnesota. I like that he was a textural photographer and that he liked taking picture and did take pictures of items like a bush, a tree, cracks in the road, and rusted cars. I think that is interesting because you wouldn't think of taking pictures of that.