:Alvin Langdon Coburn was born in 1882 and died in 1966. He was a member of The Linked Ring Brotherhood. Coburn became a leading figure in the struggle for photography's recognition as a fine art. From 1905-1910 he had a Symbolist period. After this was a confuzed time in 1916-1923. From 1923-1930 he became fully devoted to the Hermetic Truth Society and the Order of Ancient Wisdom. After 1930 he made abstract photographs in the same vein as Minor White. This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... This article is about the concept of abstraction in general. ... Minor Martin White (July 9, 1908 -- June 24, 1976) was an American photographer born in Minneapolis. ...