To meet Barry White, the painter, not the singer, was to encounter a delightful gentleman who loved to laugh and was never happier than when left alone to paint. An accomplished, dedicated and disciplined artist. For almost 40 years his studio at Woodend Mills, Mossley provided space to create his large-scale canvases. Following his retirement from MMU in 1988, having been a senior lecturer there from 1966, he painted 6 days a week. Keeping regular hours he would paint in silence until 1pm, whereupon his practice was accompanied by jazz until he finished. His love of painting and jazz unify in some of his works. One ‘for Basie’ even gaining the rare distinction of a title upon completion in 1992. It was Barry’s general practice to leave his work untitled. In his late 70’s Barry reduced his working week to 5 days. However in 1916, approaching 80, memory loss robbed Barry of his life as a practicing artist. He gradually forgot himself as an artist, his works, his studio and gallery space. When Barry lost his artist-identity, the art world lost something too. This project is dedicated to ensuring Barry White the artist, the painter and jazz aficionado is remembered.