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Charles W. White papers, 1933-1987, bulk 1960s-1970s

Creator:
White, Charles, 1918-1979  Search this
Subject:
White, Frances Barrett  Search this
Catlett, Elizabeth  Search this
Barthé, Richmond  Search this
Heritage Gallery  Search this
Otis Art Institute  Search this
Belafonte Enterprises  Search this
Type:
Interviews
Sound recordings
Scrapbooks
Citation:
Charles W. White papers, 1933-1987, bulk 1960s-1970s. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
African American artists  Search this
African American educators  Search this
African American painters  Search this
African American printmakers  Search this
Theme:
Diaries  Search this
African American  Search this
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)9350
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211546
AAA_collcode_whitchar
Theme:
Diaries
African American
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_211546
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Freedomways Vol. 6 No. 4

Published by:
Freedomways Associates, Inc., American, 1961 - 1985  Search this
Edited by:
John Henrik Clarke, American, 1915 - 1998  Search this
Jack O'Dell, American, 1923 - 2019  Search this
Esther Cooper Jackson, American, born 1917  Search this
John Devine  Search this
Illustrated by:
Brumsic Brandon Jr., American, 1927 - 2014  Search this
Written by:
Timuel Black, American, 1918 - 2021  Search this
C. Eric Lincoln, American, 1924 - 2000  Search this
Ernest D. Kaiser, American, born 1916  Search this
Subject of:
Eslanda Goode Robeson, American, 1895 - 1965  Search this
Charles White, American, 1918 - 1979  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper with metal
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 9 1/8 × 6 1/16 × 3/8 in. (23.1 × 15.4 × 1 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Place printed:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Cultural Place:
Chicago, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Viet Nam, Asia
Date:
1966
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Art  Search this
Black Press  Search this
Caricature and cartoons  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Colonialism  Search this
Labor  Search this
Literature  Search this
Poetry  Search this
Politics  Search this
Vietnam War, 1961-1975  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Maurice Jackson
Object number:
2021.20.3
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Movement:
Civil Rights Movement
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56d337eb4-621d-4ba5-9426-c8e3af348837
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2021.20.3

Freedomways Vol. 8 No. 1

Published by:
Freedomways Associates, Inc., American, 1961 - 1985  Search this
Edited by:
John Henrik Clarke, American, 1915 - 1998  Search this
Esther Cooper Jackson, American, born 1917  Search this
Jack O'Dell, American, 1923 - 2019  Search this
John Devine  Search this
Illustrated by:
Charles White, American, 1918 - 1979  Search this
Written by:
Cheddi Jagan, Guyanese, 1918 - 1997  Search this
Robert S. Browne, American, 1924 - 2004  Search this
Loyle Hairston, American, 1926 - 2009  Search this
Ernest D. Kaiser, American, born 1916  Search this
George B. Murphy Jr., American, 1906 - 1986  Search this
Augusta Strong, American, 1934 - 1976  Search this
Calvin H. Sinnette, Trinidadian, born 1924  Search this
Subject of:
W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963  Search this
Nat Turner, American, 1800 - 1831  Search this
Amiri Baraka, American, 1934 - 2014  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper with metal
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 9 × 6 × 1/4 in. (22.9 × 15.3 × 0.6 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Place printed:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
South America
Thailand, Asia
Date:
1968
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Black Press  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Colonialism  Search this
International affairs  Search this
Literature  Search this
Poetry  Search this
Police brutality  Search this
Politics  Search this
U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Maurice Jackson
Object number:
2021.20.4
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5315b7750-34a7-4dc6-9af7-37182a7406e6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2021.20.4

Freedomways Vol. 12 No. 1

Published by:
Freedomways Associates, Inc., American, 1961 - 1985  Search this
Edited by:
John Henrik Clarke, American, 1915 - 1998  Search this
Ernest D. Kaiser, American, born 1916  Search this
Jack O'Dell, American, 1923 - 2019  Search this
Esther Cooper Jackson, American, born 1917  Search this
John Devine  Search this
Written by:
Harry Belafonte Jr., American, 1927 - 2023  Search this
Nicolás Guillén, Cuban, 1902 - 1989  Search this
Audre Lorde, American, 1934 - 1992  Search this
Calvin H. Sinnette, Trinidadian, born 1924  Search this
Ron Dellums, American, born 1935  Search this
J. K. Obatala  Search this
Illustrated by:
Charles White, American, 1918 - 1979  Search this
Subject of:
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968  Search this
W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963  Search this
Dick Gregory, American, 1932 - 2017  Search this
Countee Cullen, American, 1903 - 1946  Search this
President Richard M. Nixon, American, 1913 - 1994  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper with metal
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 8 15/16 × 6 × 1/4 in. (22.7 × 15.3 × 0.7 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Place printed:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Africa
West Indies, Caribbean, Latin America
Date:
1972
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Africa  Search this
Black Press  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
International affairs  Search this
Literature  Search this
Poetry  Search this
Politics  Search this
U.S. History, 1969-2001  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Maurice Jackson
Object number:
2021.20.9
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown – Restrictions Possible
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd583ce4aab-99a8-41a9-b33e-74ef6f86440a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2021.20.9

Charles White a little higher edited by Jill Deupi

Title:
Little higher
Contributor:
Deupi, Jill  Search this
Author:
White, Charles 1918-1979  Search this
Host institution:
Lowe Art Museum  Search this
Hickory Museum of Art (Hickory, N.C.)  Search this
Cincinnati Art Museum  Search this
Physical description:
155 pages illustrations (chiefly color), portraits 29 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Expositions
Exhibition catalogs
Catalogues d'exposition
Date:
2023
20th century
20e siècle
Topic:
African American artists  Search this
African American painters  Search this
African Americans in art  Search this
Prints, American  Search this
Etching, American  Search this
Lithography, American  Search this
Artistes noirs américains  Search this
Noirs américains dans l'art  Search this
Peintres noirs américains  Search this
Estampe américaine  Search this
Eau-forte (Gravure) américaine  Search this
Lithographie américaine  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1162200

Move On Up A Little Higher

Created by:
Charles White, American, 1918 - 1979  Search this
Medium:
charcoal black and carbon black pencil on illustration board
Dimensions:
H x W: 40 1/4 × 48 × 3/16 in. (102.2 × 121.9 × 0.5 cm)
Type:
drawings
portraits
Date:
1961
Topic:
African American  Search this
Art  Search this
Christianity  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Gospel (Music)  Search this
Religion  Search this
The Black Church  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2009.6
Restrictions & Rights:
© 1961 The Charles White Archive
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Visual Arts
Movement:
Civil Rights Movement
Exhibition:
Reckoning: Protest. Defiance. Resilience.
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52adc8bbc-bf9a-47da-a246-d3e7757727e4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2009.6

Oral history interview with Charles W. White, 1965 March 9

Interviewee:
White, Charles, 1918-1979  Search this
Interviewer:
McGlynn, Betty Lochrie Hoag  Search this
Subject:
Federal Art Project  Search this
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Charles W. White, 1965 March 9. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Federal aid to the arts  Search this
Mural painting and decoration -- United States  Search this
Art -- Philosophy  Search this
African American artists  Search this
African American painters  Search this
African American military personnel  Search this
African American educators  Search this
Theme:
African American  Search this
New Deal  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)11484
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)213975
AAA_collcode_white65
Theme:
African American
New Deal
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_213975

Cleo Dorman notes on Charles White

Creator:
Cleo, 1908-1990  Search this
Subject:
Cleo  Search this
White, Charles  Search this
Type:
Writings
Date:
1989
Citation:
Cleo. Cleo Dorman notes on Charles White, 1989. Cleo (Cleo Dorman) papers, 1924-1999. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
African American painters  Search this
Artists' models  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)15708
See more items in:
Cleo (Cleo Dorman) papers, 1924-1999
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_item_15708

The Mother

Artist:
Charles White, American, b. Chicago, Illinois, 1918–1979  Search this
Medium:
Pen and brown ink and graphite pencil on paper
Dimensions:
30 9/16 × 22 5/16 in. (77.6 × 56.6 cm)
Type:
Drawing
Date:
1952
Credit Line:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Accession Number:
66.5533
See more items in:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection
Data Source:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py2853695fb-6028-4045-bc48-8919a1217b0d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:hmsg_66.5533

Charles White

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Sitter:
Charles White, 1780 - 1853  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
75cm x 62.2cm (29 1/2" x 24 1/2"), Sight
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1820-30
Topic:
Charles White: Male  Search this
Charles White: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant  Search this
Charles White: Law and Crime\Magistrate  Search this
Charles White: Politics and Government\Public official\Selectman  Search this
Charles White: Military and Intelligence\Militia  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Haverhill Historical Society
Object number:
MA070037
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4a489f27e-1da0-43cc-98e9-3a35a5ed32bf
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_MA070037

Interview with Charles White, episode 2 of the Dialogues in art television series

Creator:
White, Charles, 1918-1979  Search this
Biberman, Edward  Search this
Subject:
White, Charles  Search this
Type:
Sound Recording
Date:
1967 or 1968
Citation:
Charles White and Edward Biberman. Interview with Charles White, episode 2 of the Dialogues in art television series, 1967 or 1968. Edward Biberman papers, 1939-1985. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
African American art  Search this
Religion in art  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)15269
See more items in:
Edward Biberman papers, 1939-1985
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_item_15269

Images of dignity the drawings of Charles White Foreword by Harry Belafonte. Introd. by James Porter. Commentary by Benjamin Horowitz

Author:
White, Charles 1918-1979  Search this
Author:
Horowitz, Benjamin  Search this
Belafonte, Harry 1927-  Search this
Porter, James  Search this
Physical description:
vi, 121 pages illustrations, portrait 29 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1967
Call number:
NC1075.W55 H6 1967
N40.1.W578x H8
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_12786

Masses & Mainstream Vol. 4. No. 1

Published by:
Masses & Mainstream, Inc., American, founded 1948  Search this
Edited by:
Samuel Sillen, 1911 - 1972  Search this
Written by:
William L. Patterson, American, 1891 - 1980  Search this
Paul Robeson, American, 1898 - 1976  Search this
Herbert Aptheker, 1915 - 2003  Search this
Joseph North  Search this
Richard O. Boyer, American, 1903 - 1973  Search this
Illustrated by:
Charles White, American, 1918 - 1979  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. (21 x 14 cm)
Type:
pamphlets
Place made:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
January 1951
Topic:
African American  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Mass media  Search this
Politics  Search this
U.S. History, 1945-1953  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg
Object number:
2010.55.17.1
Restrictions & Rights:
© Masses & Mainstream, Inc
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd512152e6a-6225-48ae-b245-a3af4c92e836
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.55.17.1
Online Media:

Charles W. and Frances White letters and photographs to Melvin and Lorraine Williamson, 1956-1961

Creator:
White, Charles, 1918-1979  Search this
Williamson, Melvin, 1923-1995  Search this
Subject:
White, Frances Barrett  Search this
Williamson, Lorraine  Search this
Citation:
Charles W. and Frances White letters and photographs to Melvin and Lorraine Williamson, 1956-1961. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
African American artists  Search this
African American painters  Search this
Interracial marriage  Search this
Theme:
African American  Search this
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)21678
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)398399
AAA_collcode_willimel
Theme:
African American
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_398399
Online Media:

Charles White and his circle

Artist:
White, Charles 1918-1979  Search this
Host institution:
Michael Rosenfeld Gallery  Search this
Physical description:
130 pages illustrations (some color), portraits 29 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Exhibition catalogs
Date:
2018
20th century
Topic:
African American artists  Search this
African American art  Search this
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1114424

Peyote Dream

Culture/People:
Choctaw  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Charles White, Choctaw  Search this
Previous owner:
Seymour Tubis, Non-Indian, 1919-1993  Search this
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this
IACB source:
Seymour Tubis, Non-Indian, 1919-1993  Search this
Title:
Peyote Dream
Object Name:
Print
Media/Materials:
Paper, ink
Techniques:
Drypoint printed
Dimensions:
35.7 x 27.1 cm
Object Type:
Painting/Drawing/Print
Place:
Santa Fe; Santa Fe County; New Mexico; USA (inferred)
Date created:
1963-1980
Catalog Number:
25/9342
Barcode:
259342.000
See related items:
Choctaw
Painting/Drawing/Print
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws685b48997-76e9-42c3-a706-1a7c27040779
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_275356
Online Media:

Charles White

Artist:
Eleanor Modrakowska, born College Point, NY 1879-died ca. 1955  Search this
Sitter:
Charles White  Search this
Medium:
drypoint
Dimensions:
14 x 10 in. (35.6 x 25.4 cm)
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Date:
n.d.
Topic:
Occupation\art\printmaker  Search this
Architecture\machine\printing press  Search this
Dress\accessory\apron  Search this
Portrait male  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chicago Society of Etchers
Object number:
1935.13.620
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7cc3bee70-486a-4503-9975-004e947fbec2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1935.13.620

Hasty B

Artist:
Charles White, born Chicago, IL 1918-died Los Angeles, CA 1979  Search this
Printer:
Edward Hamilton  Search this
Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Inc.  Search this
Medium:
lithograph on paper
Dimensions:
sheet: 21 x 27 in. (53.4 x 68.6 cm)
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Date:
1970
Topic:
Figure\head  Search this
African American  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase
Object number:
1979.155.1
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk79a487137-7286-44d4-b02c-05c30726f9b5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1979.155.1

Love Letter

Artist:
Charles White, born Chicago, IL 1918-died Los Angeles, CA 1979  Search this
Printer:
William Law III, active 1960s-1970s  Search this
Medium:
color lithograph on paper
Dimensions:
sheet and image: 30 x 22 3/8 in. (76.2 x 56.7 cm)
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Date:
1971
Topic:
African American  Search this
Still life\flower\rose  Search this
Figure female\fragment\face  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of June Wayne
Copyright:
© 1971, Heritage Gallery, Los Angeles
Object number:
1991.179.14
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk769152f80-64e7-4d0b-89da-04999e980378
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1991.179.14

Love Letter

Artist:
Charles White, born Chicago, IL 1918-died Los Angeles, CA 1979  Search this
Printer:
William Law III, active 1960s-1970s  Search this
Medium:
color lithograph on paper
Dimensions:
sheet and image: 30 x 22 3/8 in. (76.2 x 56.7 cm)
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Date:
1971
Topic:
African American  Search this
Figure female\fragment\face  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of June Wayne
Copyright:
© 1971, Heritage Gallery, Los Angeles
Object number:
1991.179.15
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7b917042d-2ced-4589-9068-d19b0eca7f26
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1991.179.15

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