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John White Art

British, 1530-1606
John M. White is a painter, sculptor and performance artist. He has been exhibiting publicly over 40 years. Culturally, politically and aesthetically influenced by the late 60’s, White’s work exemplifies this period of redefinition and experimentation. Throughout his career, he has focused on three major areas of work: performance art, site-specific installations and drawing and painting. Although always interdisciplinary , his work is primarily autobiographical in nature and always includes some element of humor. Considered one of the seminal California performance artists, White has staged hundreds of public performances since 1967, and is included in numerous public museum collections, including Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Guggenheim Museum in New York, La Foret Museum in Tokyo, Total Museum in Korea, Seattle Museum, Palm Springs Desert Museum, St. Louis Museum, Oakland Museum and others. He is the recipient of three National Endowment for the Arts grants and has served as a panelist twice. During the city wide exhibition, PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, sponsored by the Getty, White was included in three major exhibitions: Museum of Contemporary Art, curated by Paul Schimmel, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions and Pomona. He was awarded the New Talent Award from LACMA in 1971, CETA Grant in 1979 and Djerassi Fellowship in 1989. Since unofficially retiring from performance art in 1989 (there have been two exceptions "Annotated Lipschitz ," 1991 at the Los Angeles Music Center and "Circa" 1999 at the Armory Center in Pasadena) he has focused on installation and painting. Qualified historians may request access to the Smithsonian Institute Archives which has acquired White’s early sketches and notes.
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19th century English landscape with man waiting for a plough team
19th century English landscape with man waiting for a plough team

19th century English landscape with man waiting for a plough team

By John White

Located in Woodbury, CT

John White was a Cornish painter from the 19th century. He exhibited at the Royal Academy in London and also at the British Institute, in London. His work is Victorian in its com...

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1880s Victorian John White Art

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Over the Sea, Sennen - British Victorian coastal portrait oil painting Cornwall
Over the Sea, Sennen - British Victorian coastal portrait oil painting Cornwall

Over the Sea, Sennen - British Victorian coastal portrait oil painting Cornwall

By John White

Located in Hagley, England

This superb Victorian exhibited oil painting is a masterpiece of British Newlyn School art by John White. The painting depicts a mother and child overlooking the sea on a hilltop. Th...

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Find a wide variety of authentic John White art available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by John White in oil paint, paint, canvas and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 19th century and is mostly associated with the Impressionist style. Not every interior allows for large John White art, so small editions measuring 28 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of George William Mote, Alfred de Breanski Jnr., and John Horace Hooper. John White art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $3,960 and tops out at $56,062, while the average work can sell for $30,011.

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