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John White (c. 1539 – c. 1593) was an English colonial governor, explorer, artist, and cartographer. White was among those who sailed with Richard Grenville in the first attempt to colonize Roanoke Island in 1585, acting as artist and mapmaker to the expedition.
30 de abr. de 2012 · John White was a sixteenth-century English colonist and governor who painted vivid watercolors of native Americans in Virginia. His works are among the most remarkable depictions of early modern indigenous Americans ever created and influenced later artists and printmakers.
John White fue un explorador y cartógrafo inglés que ilustró la isla de Roanoke y sus habitantes nativos en acuarela. Fue el gobernador del segundo intento de colonizar Roanoke en 1587, pero regresó en 1590 para encontrar la colonia abandonada.
15 de abr. de 2024 · John White (died c. 1593, Kylemore, County Galway, Ireland) was a British artist, explorer, cartographer, and governor of the English settlement on Roanoke Island (now in North Carolina, U.S.). In May 1577 White sailed on the ship Aid as part of an expedition to America commanded by Martin Frobisher.
John White was a 16th-century English artist who painted the first views of America for Sir Walter Raleigh's expeditions. His watercolors show the natural and cultural diversity of the Carolina coast and the West Indies, as well as his artistic and historical influences.
John White Alexander fue un artista realista que retrató a mujeres con gran sensibilidad y maestría. Nació en 1856 en Pittsburgh, viajó por Europa y se hizo famoso en Nueva York, donde fue presidente de varias academias de arte.
Robert John White, known as John White, president of the Ulster Unionist Party and former mayor of Coleraine. John White, 1st Baron Overtoun (1843–1908), Scottish chemical manufacturer, supporter of religious causes, philanthropist and Liberal politician. Sir John White (1558–1625), High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire.
