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Creator:

White, Robert W. (Robert Winthrop), 1921-2002  Search this

Subject:

White, Bessie Chanler  Search this

Matthiessen, Peter  Search this

Huntington, Willard R.  Search this

Pope, Laura Spencer  Search this

Ripley, S. Dillon (Sidney Dillon)  Search this

Simon, Sidney  Search this

White, Lawrence Grant  Search this

Oxman, Katja  Search this

Oxman, Mark  Search this

Lowe, David  Search this

O'Cain, Walker  Search this

Hobbs, Susan  Search this

Harrison, Jim  Search this

Kean, Rebekah Harkness  Search this

Ames, Amyas  Search this

Lamb, Ward  Search this

Platt, Frank C. (Frank Cheney)  Search this

Resika, Ellen  Search this

Lessard, Suzannah  Search this

White, Claire Nicolas  Search this

La Farge, Bancel  Search this

Cremer, Theodore  Search this

Fosburgh, Hugh  Search this

Hancock, Walker Kirtland  Search this

Fleischmann, Patricia  Search this

Resika, Paul  Search this

Russotto, Paul  Search this

Styron, William  Search this

Franklin, Gilbert  Search this

Parsons School of Design  Search this

Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture  Search this

Graham Modern (Gallery)  Search this

American Battle Monuments Commission  Search this

Graham Gallery  Search this

United States. Coast Guard  Search this

State University of New York at Stony Brook  Search this

Parsons School of Design  Search this

Suffolk Museum  Search this

Heckscher Museum  Search this

National Academy of Design (U.S.)  Search this

Steuben Glass (Firm)  Search this

American Academy in Rome  Search this

Century Association (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Peabody Museum  Search this

Davis Galleries  Search this

Type:

Photographs

Diaries

Drawings

Essays

Sound recordings

Sketchbooks

Lectures

Notebooks

Sketches

Citation:

Robert W. White papers, 1889-2003, bulk 1915-2003. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Educators -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Sculptors -- New York (State)  Search this

Sculpture -- Study and teaching  Search this

Artists' studios -- Photographs  Search this

Illustrators -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Theme:

Sketches & Sketchbooks  Search this

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)11144

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)246988

AAA_collcode_whiterobe

Theme:

Sketches & Sketchbooks

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_246988

Creator:

White, Robert, 1921-2002  Search this

Names:

American Academy in Rome  Search this

American Battle Monuments Commission  Search this

Century Association (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Davis Galleries  Search this

Graham Gallery  Search this

Graham Modern (Gallery)  Search this

Heckscher Museum  Search this

National Academy of Design (U.S.)  Search this

Parsons School of Design  Search this

Parsons School of Design -- Faculty  Search this

Peabody Museum  Search this

Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture -- Faculty  Search this

State University of New York at Stony Brook  Search this

Steuben Glass (Firm)  Search this

Suffolk Museum  Search this

United States. Coast Guard  Search this

Ames, Amyas  Search this

Cremer, Theodore  Search this

Fleischmann, Patricia  Search this

Fosburgh, Hugh, 1916-  Search this

Franklin, Gilbert, 1919-2004  Search this

Hancock, Walker Kirtland, 1901-1998  Search this

Harrison, Jim  Search this

Hobbs, Susan, 1945-  Search this

Huntington, Willard R.  Search this

Kean, Rebekah Harkness  Search this

La Farge, Bancel, 1865-1938  Search this

Lamb, Ward  Search this

Lessard, Suzannah  Search this

Lowe, David, 1933-  Search this

Matthiessen, Peter  Search this

O'Cain, Walker  Search this

Oxman, Katja  Search this

Oxman, Mark  Search this

Platt, Frank C. (Frank Cheney), 1932-  Search this

Pope, Laura Spencer  Search this

Resika, Ellen  Search this

Resika, Paul  Search this

Ripley, S. Dillon (Sidney Dillon), 1913-2001  Search this

Russotto, Paul  Search this

Simon, Sidney, 1917-1997  Search this

Styron, William, 1925-  Search this

White, Bessie Chanler  Search this

White, Claire Nicolas, 1925-  Search this

White, Lawrence Grant  Search this

Extent:

8.4 Linear feet

0.846 Gigabytes

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Gigabytes

Photographs

Diaries

Drawings

Essays

Sound recordings

Sketchbooks

Lectures

Notebooks

Sketches

Date:

1889-2003

bulk 1915-2003

Summary:

The papers of New York sculptor Robert White measure 8.4 linear feet and 0.846 GB and date from 1889-2003, with the bulk of the material from 1915-2003. The collection documents White's varied career as a sculptor, educator, painter, and illustrator through biographical material; extensive correspondence; project files; personal business records; notes and writings; sketchbooks and sketches by Robert White and others; printed and digital material; audiovisual material; artifacts; and photographs.

Scope and Content Note:

The papers of New York sculptor Robert White measure 8.4 linear feet and 0.846 GB and date from 1889-2003, with the bulk of the material from 1915-2003. The collection documents White's varied career as a sculptor, educator, painter, and illustrator through biographical material; extensive correspondence; project files; personal business records; notes and writings; sketchbooks and sketches by Robert White and others; printed and digital material; audiovisual material; artifacts; and photographs.

Scattered biographical materials include a curriculum vitae, documentation relating to White's service in the U.S. Coast Guard, a certificate of appreciation, and a memorial card for White's daughter, Natalie Laura White.

Correspondence contains primarily incoming letters from family and friends, and from clients, galleries, museums, arts organizations, students, and university administrators. Spanning over a seventy year period, family and friends correspondence centers on daily activities, events, and work. There is extensive correspondence from Robert White's parents, Lawrence Grant White and Bessie Chanler White and from Claire Nicolas White and her family. Other correspondents include Gil Franklin, Walker Hancock, Jim Harrison, Susan Hobbes, Willard R. Huntington, Ben LaFarge, Ward Lamb, Suzannah Lessard, Peter Matthiessen, Walker O'Cain, Mark and Katja Oxman, Frank C. Platt, Laura Spencer Pope, Paul and Ellen Resika, Paul Russotto, Sidney Simon, and William Styron, among others.

General correspondence mostly concerns White's commissions, teaching appointments, and his activities in professional organizations. Also included are letters from family members, friends, and colleagues. Frequent correspondents include: the American Academy in Rome, Amyas Ames, the Augustus Saint Gaudens Memorial, Century Association, Theodore Cremer, Davis Galleries, Patricia Fleischmann, Hugh Fosburgh, Rebekah Harkness Kean, David Garrard Lowe, National Academy of Design, Parsons School of Design, S. Dillon Ripley, the State University of New York at Stony Brook, Steuben Glass, and the Suffolk Museum and Carriage House.

Project files contain materials on Robert White's exhibitions and his commissioned projects. Materials include letters, lists of artwork, notes, price lists, receipts, exhibition schedules, contracts, and loan agreements. Files document White's exhibits at the Davis Galleries, Elaine Benson Gallery, Graham Gallery, Graham Modern, Heckscher Museum, and the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Included are extensive files on White's commissions for the American Battle Monuments Commission, Peabody Museum, and Steuben Glass.

Personal business records include files on Robert White's association with the Augustus Saint Gaudens Memorial and the National Academy of Design; his teaching appointments at the Parsons School of Design, the State University of New York at Stony Brook, and the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture; and his dealings with foundries. There are scattered files on the Whites' St. James, New York property and residence.

Notes and writings contain Robert White's diaries, artist's statements, notebooks, essays on art, lectures, and scattered notes. Also found are writings by Clare White and others.

Sketchbooks and loose sketches contain preliminary studies by Robert White and scattered sketches by others. Printed material houses newspaper clippings and periodicals; exhibition announcements, catalogs, brochures, and posters; press releases and newsletters; and miscellaneous printed material.

Artifacts include two printing blocks: a portrait sculpture of Stephanie White and a landscape image. Audiovisual material consists of a digital audio recording of a classroom lecture by Robert White at an unidentified venue.

Photographs house images of Robert White; his studio; and snapshots of family and friends, many unidentified. Also included are photographs and slides of artwork.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into ten series:

Missing Title

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1939-2002 (Box 1; 0.1 linear feet)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1923-2002 (Boxes 1-4; 3.8 linear feet)

Series 3: Project Files, 1952-2003 (Boxes 4-5, OV 10; 1.2 linear feet)

Series 4: Personal Business Records, 1889, 1946-2003 (Boxes 5-6, OV 10; 1.3 linear feet)

Series 5: Notes and Writings, 1915, circa 1946-2002 (Boxes 6-7; 0.6 linear feet)

Series 6: Sketchbooks and Sketches, circa 1965-1972 (Boxes 7, 9; 0.3 linear feet

Series 7: Printed Material, 1937-2003 (Boxes 7, 9; 0.5 linear feet)

Series 8: Audiovisual Material, 1973 (ER01; 0.846 GB)

Series 9: Artifacts, circa 1965 (Box 7; 0.1 linear feet)

Series 10: Photographs, circa 1940s-2001 (Box 8; 0.5 linear feet)

Biographical Note:

Robert Winthrop White (1921-2002) lived and worked in St. James, New York and was primarily known as a sculptor and educator.

He was the son of the architect, Lawrence Grant White (1887-1956) and Bessie Chanler White. Stanford White (1853-1906), Robert's grandfather, was one of the founding partners in the prominent New York City architectural firm, McKim, White, and Mead.

As a youth, Robert White traveled to Munich, Germany to study woodcarving, sculpture, and painting. In 1935, he entered Portsmouth Priory School in Rhode Island. From 1938-1942, he was enrolled in the Rhode Island School of Design, where his mentors were Walter Raemisch in sculpture and John Howard Benson in calligraphy. In World War II, White served as chief boatswain's mate in the United States Coast Guard and later worked in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS). At the end of the war, White continued his training in sculpture and painting. In 1947, Robert White married Clare Nicolas, daughter of the painter and stained glass master, Joep Nicolas and the sculptor, Suzanne Nicolas.

Robert White, influenced by the classical techniques of the Renaissance artists, worked in various media, such as bronze, stone, plaster, terra-cotta, and wood. His subjects included portrait, figure, and life studies; animals; and dancers. Robert White also was an illustrator. He illustrated works by Laura Spencer Pope, William Styron, and others. White also illustrated two collections of his own poems, Casques and Dust and Palace: The Story of A Friendship that were privately published before his death in 2002.

Robert White held teaching positions at several universities and schools, including the Suffolk Museum of Art, the Parsons School of Design, and the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. From 1967-1987, White was an associate professor at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

White exhibited his work in museums and galleries in the United States and abroad, including Artists Choice Museum, Artist's Gallery, Benson Gallery, Boston Athenaeum, Gallery North, Hartwick College Museum, Nassau County Museum of Fine Art, Patricia Fleischmann Gallery, Rijksakademie Van Beeldende, State University of New York at Stony Brook, and the Suffolk Museum and Carriage House, among others. Robert White was represented by the Davis Gallery, Graham Gallery, and Graham Modern in New York City.

Robert White's private and public commissions included works for the American Battle Monuments Commission, Amyas Ames, Theodore Cremer, John Marquand, Peabody Museum, State University of New York, William Styron, and Xerox Corporation. His work can be viewed in the collections of the Boston Athenaeum, Brooklyn Museum, Civici Musei 3 Gallerie di Storia e Arte, Heckscher Museum, and the Rhode Island School of Design. Robert White was the recipient of the Laurel Gallery's "New Talent" exhibition prize, 1948; American Academy's Rome Prize, 1952-1954; and the Proctor Memorial Prize at the National Academy of Design, 1962, 1982. He was also awarded grants from the Tiffany Foundation, 1950 and the Fairfield Foundation, 1968. From 1952-1955, White was a fellow of the American Academy in Rome, where he also served as an artist-in-residence from 1969-1970. Robert White was a member of the American Academy in Rome, the Augustus Saint Gaudens Memorial, Century Association, and the National Academy of Design.

Robert White continued to work on the family estate in St. James, New York until his death in 2002.

Provenance:

The Robert W. White Papers were donated in 2003 by Claire Nicolas White, widow of Robert White.

Restrictions:

Use of the original papers requires an appointment. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.

Rights:

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Topic:

Educators -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Sculptors -- New York (State)  Search this

Sculpture -- Study and teaching  Search this

Artists' studios -- Photographs  Search this

Illustrators -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Diaries

Drawings

Essays

Sound recordings

Sketchbooks

Lectures

Notebooks

Sketches

Citation:

Robert W. White papers, 1889-2003 (bulk 1915-2003). Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.whiterobe

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw941b94026-e2dc-4e43-bf80-6c4659a39b74

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-whiterobe

Author:

Lessard, Suzannah  Search this

Subject:

White, Stanford 1853-1906  Search this

Nesbit, Evelyn 1884-1967  Search this

Thaw, Harry Kendall 1871-1947  Search this

Physical description:

330 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Type:

Books

Place:

New York (State)

New York

Date:

1997

1996

Topic:

Murder  Search this

Call number:

HV6534.N5 L47 1996a

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_538296

Author:

Lessard, Suzannah  Search this

Subject:

White, Stanford 1853-1906  Search this

Nesbit, Evelyn 1884-1967  Search this

Thaw, Harry Kendall 1871-1947  Search this

Physical description:

334 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Type:

Books

Place:

New York (State)

New York

Date:

1996

Topic:

Murder  Search this

Call number:

NA737.W5 L47 1996

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_535716