White, Minor (1908.07.09-1976.06.24)

Abstract Papers, 1945 - 1989, of Arnold Gassan (1930 - 2001), photographer. Correspondents include Minor White, Walter Chappell, Syl Labrot, Ansel Adams, and Ralph Eugene Meatyard. Of interest are a transcription of a journal kept by Gassan during his participation in Adams’ Yosemite workshop in June 1959, a mimeographed review of notes from lectures given by Adams at the Museum of Modern Art (New York), in 1945, an author’s manuscript for a revised edition of A Chronology of Photography, and the...

Abstract The LIGHT Gallery collection documents the lifespan of LIGHT Gallery, from its inception in 1971 to its closure in 1987. The collection contains distinct ephemera including correspondence, financial records, and artist files. LIGHT gallery was the first art gallery that devoted itself to the retailing, exhibiting, and promotion of contemporary photography. The gallery sold prints from renowned photographers including Ansel Adams and Paul Strand, and it represented artists including Aaron...

Abstract Correspondence, 1949-1965, and papers, of Minor White (1908-1976), teacher, photographer, author, and editor. The bulk of the letters are between White and Ansel Adams, but there is some correspondence with other photographers. Also included are a "Notebook Resume", prepared by Arnold Gassan, from a photography workshop conducted by Minor White in 1962, and three audiotapes of Minor White discussing the photographs of his students in the Interim Photographic Workshop, circa 1962. Tapes have...