Staff Profile Mr. James J. White Curator of Art & Principal Research Scholar, Emerius

Prior to joining the Institute in 1978, Mr. White was supervisor of the Herbarium Services Unit, Department of Botany, Smithsonian Institution. At the Institute he was responsible for all activities of the Art Department, including curating the art collection and planning exhibitions. He developed an international register of botanical art for the Web. He was a research associate in the Section of Botany at Carnegie Museum of Natural History. In addition, he was a member of the following associations: American Association of Museums; American Society of Botanical Artists (ASBA) (founder member); Chelsea Physic Garden Florilegium Society (American Honorary Patron); The Brooklyn Botanic Garden Florilegium Society (Honorary Member); Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL); the Florilegium Society at Sheffield Botanical Gardens (Patron); Western Pennsylvania Museum Council (WPMC) (founder member, Secretary, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1999; President, 1991; Treasurer, 1995–2003; Board Member, 1999–2003); Guild of Natural Science Illustrators (GNSI); Society of Botanical Artists (founder member); and Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music & Culture Amongst Youth (Pittsburgh Chapter) (founder member, Financial Coordinator 1985–1999). Between 1991 and 1996, White made five trips to India documenting botanical artworks. In 1996 he was a Fulbright research scholar, affiliated with the Lalbagh Botanical Garden in Bangalore, India. White retired from the Institute in 2010.