Lucinda H. Gedeon research material on Charles W. White
name: label: Creator
content: Gedeon, Lucinda H.
label: Names
content: University of California, Los Angeles
label: Names
content: White, Charles (1918-1979)
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art historians -- Florida
label: Occupation
content: Museum directors -- Florida
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- California -- Los Angeles
label: Occupation
content: Muralists -- California -- Los Angeles
label: Topic
content: Women art historians
label: Topic
content: African American artists
label: Topic
content: Women muralists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Lucinda H. Gedeon research materials on Charles W. White were donated to the Archives of American Art by Lucinda H. Gedeon in 2007.
creator: label: Creator
content: Gedeon, Lucinda H.
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content: Lucinda H. Gedeon research material on Charles W. White
abstract: label: Summary
content: The Lucinda H. Gedeon research materials on Charles W. White measure 1.4 linear feet and date from 1940 to 1997, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1980 to 1981. This research material was compiled for a catalogue raisonné at UCLA and includes correspondence with collectors and institutions; a card file catalogue of works by Charles White; photographs and negatives; printed material; transcripts of interviews; bibliographic information; and writings.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Lucinda H. Gedeon is a retired art historian in Vero Beach, Florida. Previously the director of the Neuberger Museum at the State University of New York, Purchase, and later of the Vero Beach Museum of Art, Gedeon earned both a master's degree and a doctorate at UCLA. She completed her master's thesis on the work of Charles White.

Charles W. White (1918-1979) was an African American painter. White was born in Chicago and attended the Art Institute of Chicago. He worked as an artist for the Works Progress Administration and later taught first at Dillard University, then at Otis Art Institute from 1965 until his death in 1979. 

White exhibited widely and his work is held at a number of institutions. He was elected to the National Academy of design in 1972.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.4 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1940-1997
label: Date
content: bulk 1980-1981
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.gedeluci
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Interviews
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the small size of this collection, the papers are arranged in one series.

Series 1: Lucinda H. Gedeon Research Material on Charles W. White, 1940-1997, bulk 1980-1981 (Boxes1-2; 1.4 linear feet)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was minimally processed and a finding aid prepared by Rayna Andrews with funding from the Henry Luce Foundation in 2018.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Lucinda H. Gedeon research materials on Charles W. White measure 1.4 linear feet and date from 1940 to 1997, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1980 to 1981. This research material was compiled for a catalogue raisonné at UCLA and includes correspondence with collectors and institutions regarding Charles White works in their collections; a card file catalogue of works by White; photographs and negatives of works by White; printed material including exhibition materials and magazine and newspaper clippings; transcripts of interviews with White and other individuals; bibliographic information; and writings about White.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Also found in the Archives of American Art are the Charles W. White papers, circa 1930-1982, and an oral history interview with Charles W. White conducted by Betty Hoag, March 9, 1965.