Joseph White papers
name: label: Creator
content: White, Joseph
label: Names
content: Butler, Renee
label: Names
content: Clark, Michael, 1946-
label: Names
content: White, Lito
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Washington (D.C.)
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated by Joseph White in 2010.
creator: label: Creator
content: White, Joseph
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content: Joseph White papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of Washington, DC, based painter Joseph White measure 1.7 linear feet and 1.61 GB and date from circa 1870 to 2010, with the bulk of the material from 1971 to 2008. White's career as an artist is documented through scattered biographical material, correspondence with family and friends, poetry, plays, exhibition catalogs, news clippings, source material, photographs and digital photographs of White, family, friends, and artwork.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Joseph White (1938- ) is a painter in Washington, DC. White works with a grid system and photographs to create his paintings. In 1963 he received a B.A. from the San Francisco State University. He then moved to New York City where he exhibited abstract paintings at the 1964 and 1967 Whitney Biennials. In 1976 he moved to Washington, D.C., and focused on representational painting. He has frequently exhibited his works in Washington, DC, San Francisco, CA, and New York, NY, and is included in the permanent collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, National Gallery of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, and San Francisco Museum of Art, among others.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.7 Linear Feet
label: Extent
content: 1.61 Gigabytes
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1870-2010
label: Date
content: bulk 1971-2008
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.whitjose
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Gigabytes
label: Type
content: Resumes
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Typescripts
label: Type
content: Manuscripts
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as 5 series:

Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1973-2004 (Box 1; 2 folders)

Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1971-1999 (Box 1; 4 folders)

Series 3: Writings, circa 1970s-1990s (Boxes 1, 3; 0.7 linear feet)

Series 4: Printed Material, 1944-2006 (Box 1; 6 folders)

Series 5: Photographs, circa 1870-2010 (Boxes 1-3; 0.8 linear feet, ER01-ER04; 1.61 GB)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed and a finding aid prepared by Erin Kinhart in 2011. Born-digital materials were processed by Kirsi Ritosalmi-Kisner in 2019 with funding provided by Smithsonian Collection Care and Preservation Fund.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Resumes
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
label: Genre/Form
content: Typescripts
label: Genre/Form
content: Manuscripts
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of Washington, DC, based painter Joseph White measure 1.7 linear feet and 1.61 GB and date from circa 1870 to 2010, with the bulk of the material from 1971 to 2008. White's career as an artist is documented through scattered biographical material, correspondence with family and friends, poetry, plays, exhibition catalogs, news clippings, source material, photographs and digital photographs of White, family, friends, and artwork.

Biographical material consists of documentation on White's band, Twisted Teenage Plot, as well as resumes documenting his career as a painter. Correspondence includes five letters sent to White from various people, a few postcards from White to his wife, Renee Butler, postcards to his brother, Lito White, and postcards to White from fellow artist and bandmate, Michael Clark. Writings include plays and poetry in manuscript and typescript form. Several of these writings are illustrated. Printed material consists of catalogs and announcements for exhibitions of artwork by White, as well as newspaper and magazine articles about his career. Photographs include family portraits from the late 1800s and photographs from White's childhood. Also found are handmade books of digital prints of his paintings and watercolors. Source photographs for White's paintings depict people, places, and objects. Many of these photographs include grid lines and masked-out details.