Great B&W Photographers Part 2

      Minor Martin White was born July 9th of 1908 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 1927, after graduating high school, White attended the University of Minnesota, but left for a while and became interested in writing. He liked to write poems, his deep thoughts, keep a journal called "Memorable Fancies", and write about his photography. When White did go back to the university, he decided that he didn't want to study science anymore like he was supposed to, and started to try out many jobs involving writing. Minor White's photography career really started in 1938 when he had moved to Seattle, and got a job for the Oregon Art Project. At the same time, he took publicity photos of plays and performances in a theater in Portland. Later on, White was drafted into the war and felt that he had to hide his true self from others. After his war days, he traveled to New York and started photographing landscapes, people and abstract matters in black and white and color for the rest of his career. Unfortunately, Minor White died in 1976, being one the Greatest American Photographers.

                         


SOURCES USED:
http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/minor_white/
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/642060/Minor-White