Synopses & Reviews
"Full of insightful revelations, subtle inferences, and extraordinary detail that bring to both the serious scholar and casual reader a refreshing look at the corpus of John White's work."
NC Historical Review "Provides not only a new edition of White's images but also many new insights and perspectives on the artist."
--American Literary History "A well-rounded portrait of White, his significance, and his role in England's early colonial activities in North America."
Winterthur Portfolio "Put[s] White's paintings, beautifully reproduced, into the hands of a large number of readers."
Huntington Library Quarterly "This handsome collaborative volume . . . brings the best of today's interdisciplinary scholarship to bear on his work in both its original and engraved versions."
-- International History Review "This book should be in every library devoted to art and history."
-- Imprint "A masterful book that should be strongly recommended for all ages, classrooms, and libraries. . . . Highly recommended."
-- CHOICE "Splendid. . . . A great contribution to early Carolinian history."
-- Post and Courier "A thought-provoking volume."
Journal of Middle Atlantic Archaeology "Provides background and context for White and his work in three deeply researched essays as well as in the text accompanying the beautifully reproduced watercolors from the exhibition."
-- William and Mary Quarterly
Review
"A thought-provoking volume."
Journal of Middle Atlantic Archaeology
Review
"Provides background and context for White and his work in three deeply researched essays as well as in the text accompanying the beautifully reproduced watercolors from the exhibition."
-- William and Mary Quarterly
Review
"A well-rounded portrait of White, his significance, and his role in England's early colonial activities in North America."
Winterthur Portfolio
Review
"This book should be in every library devoted to art and history."
-- Imprint
Review
"A masterful book that should be strongly recommended for all ages, classrooms, and libraries. . . . Highly recommended."
-- CHOICE
Review
"Full of insightful revelations, subtle inferences, and extraordinary detail that bring to both the serious scholar and casual reader a refreshing look at the corpus of John White's work."
NC Historical Review
Review
"Provides not only a new edition of White's images but also many new insights and perspectives on the artist."
--American Literary History
Review
"Put[s] White's paintings, beautifully reproduced, into the hands of a large number of readers."
Huntington Library Quarterly
Review
"This handsome collaborative volume . . . brings the best of today's interdisciplinary scholarship to bear on his work in both its original and engraved versions."
-- International History Review
Review
"Splendid. . . . A great contribution to early Carolinian history."
-- Post and Courier
Synopsis
This beautifully illustrated book reproduces in full the famous and rarely seen British Museum collection of drawings and watercolors made by John White, who in 1585 accompanied a group of English settlers sent by Sir Walter Raleigh to found a colony on Roanoke Island, North Carolina. Sloan's introduction is followed by three specially commissioned essays covering John White himself, the indigenous inhabitants he depicted, and the historical context of his visit. The book explores John White's role as a colonist, surveyor, and artist who not only recorded plants and animals but also provided a window on a now-lost Native American culture and way of life. Oversize, with 185 color illustrations.
About the Author
Kim Sloan is curator of British drawings and watercolors and Francis Finlay Curator of the Enlightenment Gallery in the British Museum. Her three previous books include "A Noble Art": Amateur Artists and Drawing Masters, c. 1600-1800.