John M. White papers
name: label: Creator
content: White, John M., 1937-
topic: label: Occupation
content: Conceptual artists -- California -- Venice
label: Topic
content: Art, American -- California -- Venice
label: Topic
content: Conceptual art
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1979 & 1981 by John M. White. Photograph donated with papers 1979 and microfilmed with Photographs of Artists-Collection II in 1980. A majority of the collection was donated in 2024 by Sylvia White, John White's spouse. Additional born digital material donated in 2024 by Scotch Wichmann.
creator: label: Creator
content: White, John M., 1937-
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: John M. White (1937- ) is a conceptual artist in Venice, California.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 12.7 Linear Feet ((on 4 microfilm reels))
label: Extent
content: 54.4 Gigabytes
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1940-2022
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.whitjohn
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Gigabytes
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 1817, 3999-4001 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Portions of the collection including photocopies of school records from 1945; an award certificate, 1970; a resume, 1972; a contract with Art/Video Productions for co-partnership with Gerald L. Rosen and Andy Eason to produce interview videos; clippings, 1969-1975; 2 diaries, 1974 and 1975; correspondence with friends and associates, 1963-1985; 2 typescripts by White: "R. M. Shindler - An Architectural Analysis and Interpretation" and "Performance Chronology"; 14 notebooks, undated and 1965-1976; notes written as a student at the Patri School of Art Fundamentals, 1962-1965, and at the Otis Art Institute, 1964-1969; miscellaneous notes, 1949-1975; and subject files for 25 performance/installation works of art including "Dirt Event, Bronson Canyon", "Boulder Delivery", "Time and Space", and "Art Walk", 1968-1978, containing letters, notes, drawings, and printed material availble on 35mm microfilm reels 3999-4001.
label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Portions of the collection including a photograph of John White performing "Conceptual Striptease (Clothing as Form)," 1971, Los Angeles, Calif. Photographer unknown available on 35mm microfilm reel 1817 (fr. 1229-1230). Photo was previously microfilmed under Photos of Artists II and has since been scanned and returned to the White papers.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The John White papers measure 12.7 linear feet and 54.4 gigabytes and date from 1940-2022. Included is biographical material; interview transcripts; photographs of White, with others, and his artwork; correspondence; writings; project and teaching files; sketches; notes; and printed material regarding John White and his career as a performance artist and teacher. Also included are John White videos, circa 1980-1990s, an interview with White by Scotch Wichmann; performance art images and videos; images of John White's studio, John White's birthday celebrations; and miscellaneous images.