As a result of his impact upon Central Piedmont, the John White Photo Purchase Award was created in his honor. Mary Kicklin was the first student to win this award. This award is still active today, given to Central Piedmont students in amounts up to $300. The work is then added into the College’s permanent art collection and displayed throughout all campuses.
Friday Night (2015) by Scout Rosen
Description: Photograph of couple at dinner table sharing an intimate moment - taken from outside of the house.
Rustiez (2022) by Huynh Bya
Description: A run-down brick building with a maze of pipes attached to the exterior wall. Beside it stands a utility pole supporting a variety of cables.
Hallelujah (2013)
Description: Black and white photograph of a man with an open mouth crying out in jubilation.
Ballet Dancers
Description: Ballerinas at practice.
Caption: To Central Piedmont Community College - The Springboard of My Career - Thanks - John White
The following photographs were taken by John White. He documented the life of African-American communities in Chicago's South Side neighborhood during the summer of 1973. This earned him the Pulitzer Prize in 1982.
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From left to right:
Date: July 1973
Original Caption: A Black man who is jobless sits on the windowsill of a building in a high crime area on Chicago’s South Side.
Date: May 1973
Original Caption: Empty housing in the ghetto on Chicago’s South Side Structures such as this have been systematically vacated as a result of fires, vandalism or failure by owners to provide basic tenant services.
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From left to right:
Date: June 1973
Original Caption: Black sidewalk salesmen arranging their fresh fruits and vegetables on Chicago’s South Side.
Date: June 1973
Original Caption: Black owned business on Chicago’s South Side. The city is believed to be the Black business capital of the United States.
For full captions and to view the rest of John White’s Documerica collection, visit the U.S. National Archive's Flickr Album.
