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

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4.3: Projects and Commissions, 1953-1982

This subseries includes records, primarily correspondence, contractual records, and printed material, related to the planning and execution of projects and commissioned work.

Projects documented here include the first major Hollywood film White worked on, drawing Eartha Kitt in the title role of Anna Lucasta. Records include the photo of Eartha Kitt used by White for one of his three drawings for the film. Also found is correspondence and printed material related to the promotional art White produced for the Paramount Pictures film Leadbelly. Some of White's radio and television appearances are also documented here including a Black Journal feature for National Education Television, and a documentary by Silvermine Films, Inc., Five, about five contemporary Black artists including White.

White's illustrative work is also documented including work for publications and companies such as Beacon Press, Childcraft, Doubleday & Company, Freedomways magazine, Jung Welt, Little Brown & Company, and Scholastic Book Services. Records include drafts of White's concepts for his drawings and correspondence related to his ideas. The records document, for instance, how he stressed to Diana Klemin of Doubleday, the importance of representing the dress of enslaved children accurately in his illustrations of Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, and Robert Smalls.

There are two folders of correspondence and one folder of financial records related to the publication of Sidney Finkelstein's monograph, Charles White: ein Künstler Amerikas and the inclusion of White's autobiographical essay. Records include contractual documents and a 1953 calendar produced by VEB Verlag der Kunst featuring artwork by White. Correspondence includes drafts of letters from White.

Records are arranged alphabetically by name of project or commission.

The bulk of this series has been digitized; items not digitized include the full text of some publications, which may have only covers and relevant pages scanned.

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Anna Lucasta Film Titles, 1958-1959	6 34	Select: Anna Lucasta Film Titles, 1958-1959
Oversize Anna Lucasta Film Titles, 1958	13 12	Select: Oversize Anna Lucasta Film Titles, 1958
Beacon Press Book Project, 1963 Includes White's notes and outline for the book.	6 35	Select: Beacon Press Book Project, 1963 Scope and Contents Includes White's notes and outline for the book.
Bill Cosby Design, circa 1969	6 36	Select: Bill Cosby Design, circa 1969
Black Journal Film, National Educational Television, 1966-1968	6 37	Select: Black Journal Film, National Educational Television, 1966-1968
Black Journal Film, National Educational Television, 1968-1971 Includes extensive package of material sent to White by Judy Harris Weitzman intended to familiarize White with Black Journal.	6 38	Select: Black Journal Film, National Educational Television, 1968-1971 Scope and Contents Includes extensive package of material sent to White by Judy Harris Weitzman intended to familiarize White with Black Journal.
Black Omnibus Show on KTTV, 1973	6 39	Select: Black Omnibus Show on KTTV, 1973
Charles White: ein Künstler Amerikas Monograph Published by VEB Verlag der Kunst, Correspondence, 1953-1955	6 40	Select: Charles White: ein Künstler Amerikas Monograph Published by VEB Verlag der Kunst, Correspondence, 1953-1955
Charles White: ein Künstler Amerikas Monograph Published by VEB Verlag der Kunst, Correspondence, 1956-1965	6 41	Select: Charles White: ein Künstler Amerikas Monograph Published by VEB Verlag der Kunst, Correspondence, 1956-1965
Charles White: ein Künstler Amerikas Monograph Published by VEB Verlag der Kunst, Financial Records, 1956-1963	6 42	Select: Charles White: ein Künstler Amerikas Monograph Published by VEB Verlag der Kunst, Financial Records, 1956-1963
Childcraft Publication Illustrations, 1962-1963	6 43	Select: Childcraft Publication Illustrations, 1962-1963
Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) Holiday Cards, 1971	6 44	Select: Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) Holiday Cards, 1971
Doubleday & Company, Inc., Book Illustrations, 1963-1964 Relates to illustrations for Freedom Soldiers and Four Took Freedom.	6 45	Select: Doubleday & Company, Inc., Book Illustrations, 1963-1964 Scope and Contents Relates to illustrations for Freedom Soldiers and Four Took Freedom.
Doubleday & Company, Inc., Book Illustrations, 1964-1967	6 46	Select: Doubleday & Company, Inc., Book Illustrations, 1964-1967
Freedomways Magazine Contributions, 1962-1971, 1977-1980	6 47	Select: Freedomways Magazine Contributions, 1962-1971, 1977-1980
Graphic Arts Council Print and Lecture, 1970-1977	6 48	Select: Graphic Arts Council Print and Lecture, 1970-1977
Hatch/Billops Collection, 1972-1982	6 49	Select: Hatch/Billops Collection, 1972-1982
Hooper Avenue School Mural, 1974-1976	6 50	Select: Hooper Avenue School Mural, 1974-1976
Oversize Hooper Avenue School Mural, circa 1975	OV 15 1	Select: Oversize Hooper Avenue School Mural, circa 1975
Johnson Publishing Company, Inc., The Shaping of Black America, Illustrations, 1973-1975	6 51	Select: Johnson Publishing Company, Inc., The Shaping of Black America, Illustrations, 1973-1975
Jung Welt Publication Illustrations, 1973-1975	6 52	Select: Jung Welt Publication Illustrations, 1973-1975
Oversize Jung Welt Publication Illustrations, 1973-1975	13 13	Select: Oversize Jung Welt Publication Illustrations, 1973-1975
Little, Brown & Company, A Man Ain't Nothin' But A Man Book Jacket Design, 1974	6 53	Select: Little, Brown & Company, A Man Ain't Nothin' But A Man Book Jacket Design, 1974
Los Angeles Public Library, Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Exposition Park Branch Mural, 1978	6 54	Select: Los Angeles Public Library, Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Exposition Park Branch Mural, 1978
Oversize Los Angeles Public Library, Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Exposition Park Branch Mural, 1975	OV 15 2	Select: Oversize Los Angeles Public Library, Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Exposition Park Branch Mural, 1975
Paramount Pictures Leadbelly Film Promotional Art, 1975-1976	6 55	Select: Paramount Pictures Leadbelly Film Promotional Art, 1975-1976
Scholastic Book Services, Runaway Slave: The Story of Harriet Tubman, Illustrations, 1964	6 56	Select: Scholastic Book Services, Runaway Slave: The Story of Harriet Tubman, Illustrations, 1964
Scholastic Magazines, Inc., Black Culture Program Film Strip, 1971-1973	6 57	Select: Scholastic Magazines, Inc., Black Culture Program Film Strip, 1971-1973
Oversize Scholastic Magazines, Inc., Black Culture Program Film Strip, circa 1973	13 14	Select: Oversize Scholastic Magazines, Inc., Black Culture Program Film Strip, circa 1973
Silvermine Films, Inc., Five Documentary, 1970-1971 Documentary film about five contemporary Black artists including White.	6 58	Select: Silvermine Films, Inc., Five Documentary, 1970-1971 Scope and Contents Documentary film about five contemporary Black artists including White.
"White's Magnificent People" Interview with Jack Daley on KPFA Radio, 1961 Letter and program only.	6 59	Select: "White's Magnificent People" Interview with Jack Daley on KPFA Radio, 1961 Scope and Contents Letter and program only.