Guide to Wenonah Valentine collection
CEMA 146
Finding aid prepared by Mari Khasmanyan, 2016
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Collections
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California, 93106-9010
Phone: (805) 893-3062
Email: special@library.ucsb.edu; URL: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/special-collections
August 23rd, 2016
Title: Wenonah Valentine collection
Identifier/Call Number: CEMA 146
Contributing Institution:
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
3.42 linear feet
(1 document box, 1 flat file drawer)
Date: 2000
Abstract: Wenonah Valentine is the executive director of iDream For Racial Health Equity, a training and advocacy project dedicated
to supporting positive birth outcomes in the African American community. As a notable art dealer, her collection includes
artworks by Mary Heussenstam and Jacqueline Valentine. Included in this collection are announcement posters, audio and video
tapes in relation to infant health, and various biographical and organizational files.
Physical Location: Box 1 located in Vault 3, Aisle 55, Column 3. Posters are located in Vault 3, flat file drawers.
Language of Materials: The collection is in English.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or
quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given
on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
Processing Information
Processed by Mari Khasmanyan and Sylvia Baldwin, 2015. Supplemental material processed by Leonardo Vargas, 2016.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of Item], Wenonah Valentine collection, CEMA 146. Department of Special Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library,
University of California, Santa Barbara.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Wenonah Valentine, June 2012.
Biography
Wenonah Valentine is a notable businesswoman and social entrepreneur who is skilled in spreading racial equality for minority
generations in the field of health education. Valentine is the executive director of iDream For Racial Health Equity, a training
and advocacy project dedicated to supporting positive birth outcomes in the African American Community.
Wenonah received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California Santa Barbara with majors in Black Studies
and Economics. She has a Masters of Business Administration degree from Azusa Pacific University, and is certified by Pasadena
City College in Early Child Development Administration.
Valentine currently serves as a community partner for USC Diversity in Healthcare Leadership Initiative as well as an advisor
for the National Black MBA Association-- Los Angeles Chapter. She has served on the UCSB Alumni Association Board of Directors
since 2010. Valentine also runs an art dealership named AnointedGraphics.
Scope and Content
Wenonah Valentine is the executive director of iDream For Racial Health Equity, a training and advocacy project dedicated
to supporting positive birth outcomes in the African American community. She is also a notable art dealer whose collection
includes artworks by Mary Heussenstam and Jacqueline Valentine. Included in this collection are announcement posters, audio
and video tapes in relation to infant health, and various biographical and organizational files.
Arrangement
The biographical and organizational files are arranged by subject and date. The artwork series is arranged alphabetically
by artist.
Box 1, Folder 1
Jacqueline Valentine biography
undated
Box 1, Folder 1
Los Angeles Times article, "A Boost for Black Women Artists"
1985
Box 1, Folder 18
UCSB Alumni Association
2016
Box 1, Folder 2
City of Pasadena Annual Report
2011
Box 1, Folder 3
City of Pasadena Quality of Life Index
2011
Box 1, Folder 4
CIty of Pasadena Quality of Life Index
2002
Box 1, Folder 5
City of Pasadena Status Report of Our Children, Youth, and Families
1997
Box 1, Folder 6
Health Needs and Priorities in Northwest Pasadena
May 1993
Box 1, Folder 7
Violence Prevention Planning for Pasadena July - October, 1993
February 1994
Box 1, Folder 8
Report on the Status of Recommendations from the 1997 Women's Health Policy Summit
April 1999
Huntington Memorial Hospital
Box 1, Folder 9
Huntington Memorial Hospital Community Benefits Plan Fiscal Year
2009
Box 1, Folder 10
Huntington Memorial Hospital Community Benefits Plan Fiscal Year
2010
Box 1, Folder 11
Huntington Memorial Hospital Community Benefits Plan Fiscal Year
2011
Box 1, Folder 12
Huntington Memorial Hospital Community Benefits Plan, Report
2001-2003
Box 1, Folder 13
Huntington Memorial Hospital Community Benefits Plan, Report
2003
Box 1, Folder 14
Huntington Memorial Hospital Community Benefits Report
2004
Box 1, Folder 15
Huntington Memorial Hospital Community Benefits Report
2007
Box 1, Folder 16
iDream powerpoint printout
2013
Box 1, Folder 16
The Raising of America flyer
Box 1, Folder 16
Mentoring Matters article
2008
Box 1, Folder 16
The Many Costs of Premature Birth flyer
2008
The Black Olympians: California Afro-American Museum
1985
General Physical Description note: Poster size: 28.5in. x 20in.
Description/Comments
Top center text reads, "The Black Olympians, 1904, 1984." Bottom center text reads, "July 22, 1984- January 15, 1984, California
Afro-American Museum." In the center of the poster is a purple and blue drawing of two African-American males running a race.
Elizabeth Catlett sculpture: A Fifty-year Retrospective
1998
General Physical Description note: Poster size: 33.75in. x 21.5in.
Description/Comments
Top left corner white text reads, "Elizabeth Catlett Sculpture, A fifty-year retrospective." A bronze sculpture titled
Pensive Figure, is shown against a gradient gray background.
Emerging Black Women Artists of California
1985
General Physical Description note: Poster size: 24in. x 18in.
Description/Comments
Bottom centered text reads "Black Women Artists of California: co-sponsored by Museum of African American Art and Black Women's
Forum, June 23-1985-August 18,1985." Seven black and white images of artwork against a teal background. Signed by Jacqueline
Valentine and dated June 23rd 1985.
Harlem Renaissance: Art of Black America, The Studio Museum in Harlem
1987
General Physical Description note: Poster size: 28in. x 20in.
Description/Comments
Top center white text reads, "Harlem Renaissance, Art of Black America." Bottom center text reads, "February 12 - August 20,
1987, The Studio Museum in Harlem." In the center of the poster is an abstract painting by Aaron Douglas of a figure looking
into the sky, titled
The Creation and dated 1935.
Jackie Robinson Commemorative poster: Jackie Robinson Foundation
1947
General Physical Description note: Poster size: 28in. x 22in.
Description/Comments
The central image of the poster is a watercolor print of Jackie Robinson's side profile and him standing up to catch a baseball
with a dodger's uniform. The bottom center black text reads, " 'A life is not important except in the impact it has on other
lives.' Jack Robinson" and "Commemorative poster, Jackie Robinson foundation, 1947 April 15."
(title unknown)
undated
General Physical Description not: Image size: 12in. x 11in. Poster size: 20in. x 16in.
Description/Comments
This is a watercolor portrait of an African-American woman gazing towards the bottom left of the frame and leaning her head
against her hand. She is wearing a colored blouse. The painting is signed by the artist.
(title unknown)
undated
General Physical Description note : Image size: 13.75in. x 10.5in. Poster size: 20in. x 16in.
Description/Comments
This watercolor portrait is of the side profile of an African-American man gazing towards the left side of the frame. He is
wearing a white shirt with green shadows.
Ascending into Valhalla #314
1984
General Physical Description note: Image size: 15.5in. x 10.5in. Poster size: 20in. x 15 in.
Description/Comments
This is a collage of six rectangular, abstract, watercolor paintings clipped to white paper with a light orange border. It
has a neutral achromatic color scheme with hues of yellow. It is titled and signed by the artist. Written in pencil on the
frame is "series II(C)".
Bird of Paradise #317
1984
General Physical Description note: Image size: 15.25in. x 10.5in. Poster size: 20in. x 14.75in.
Description/Comments
This is a collage of five rectangular, abstract, watercolor paintings clipped to white paper with a gray border. It has a
pastel color scheme of pinks, blues, yellows with swirls of dark gray. The artwork is titled and signed by the artist. Written
in pencil on the frame is "series II(C)".
Bullseye #301
1984
General Physical Description note: Image size: 16in x 11in. Poster size: 20in. x 16in.
Description/Comments
This is an abstract painting done in watercolor and pastel. It has a warm color scheme of red, orange and yellow. The painting's
focus is a splash of red in the center of the painting. It is signed and titled by the artist.
Ebb Tide #320
1984
General Physical Description note: Image size: 15.25in. x 10.5in. Poster size: 20in. x 15in.
Description/Comments
This is a collage of eight rectangular, watercolor, abstract paintings clipped to white paper with a dark orange border. It
has a neutral achromatic color scheme with hues of yellow. The artwork is signed and titled by the artist.
Floating Orange in a Sea of Pink #329
1984
General Physical Description note: Image size: 16.25in. x 11.25in. Poster size: 20in. x 15.75in.
Description/Comments
This is an abstract, watercolor painting of orange swirls against a light pink background. It is signed and titled by the
artist.
Fluid Motion I
1984
General Physical Description note : Image size: 12.25in. x 9in. Poster size: 15in. x 14in.
Description/Comments
This is a watercolor, abstract painting of mainly purple and blue swirls with hints of yellow and red towards the center.
It is titled and signed by the artist on the frame. It is part of series III.
Passage #352
1984
General Physical Description note: Image size: 13in. x 11in. Poster size: 19.5in. x 16in.
Description/Comments
This is an abstract, watercolor painting of a light pink/purple background with a stream of black swirling into the center.
It is titled and signed by the artist.
Paper Study- Breakthrough
1990
General Physical Description note: Image size: 25in. x 19in. Poster size: 29.5in. x 23.75in.
Description/Comments
This abstract artwork is of orange and red shadows with a blue center, done in pastel with a wooden frame. Signed by artist.
Phoenix Rising
1984
General Physical Description note: Image size: 15.5in. x 10.5in. Poster size: 20in. x 14.75in.
Description/Comments
This is a collage of six rectangular abstract, watercolor paintings clipped to white paper with a dark blue border. It has
a neutral achromatic color scheme with hues of yellow and light blue. The painting is signed and titled by the artist. Written
in pencil on the frame is "series II(C)".
Tempest II #357
1984
General Physical Description note: Image size: 15in. x 10.5in. Poster size: 20in. x 15in.
Description/Comments
This is a collage of eight rectangular, abstract, watercolor paintings clipped to white paper with a black border. The artwork
has an achromatic color scheme. It is signed and titled by the artist. Written in pencil on the frame is "series II(B)".
Torch Bearer
1984
General Physical Description note: Image size: 12.5in. x 9in. Poster size: 16in. x 14in.
Description/Comments
This is an abstract, watercolor painting of blue swirls against a pink background. The painting is titled and signed by the
artist on the frame. Written in pencil on the frame is "series III".
Untitled
1983
General Physical Description note: Image size: 24.75in. x 19in.
Description/Comments
Black charcoal on cream paper, drapery/paper study. Signed by artist
Untitled
1979
General Physical Description note: Image size: 24.25in. x 18in.
Description/Comments
Black charcoal on white paper, drapery/paper study
Untitled
1984
General Physical Description note: Image size: 12.5in. x 9in. Poster size: 16in. x 14in.
Description/Comments
This abstract, watercolor paining is of a light purple background with swirls of yellow, pink and blue. Written in pencil
on the frame is "series III". Signed by artist.
Untitled
1976
General Physical Description note : Image size: 17.75 in. x 12in. Poster size: 18.5in. x 12.5in.
Description/Comments
This sketch is of plant with a cross-hatch background, done in pencil. Signed by artist.
Untitled
1984
General Physical Description note: Image size: 12.5in. x 9in. Poster size: 16in. x 14in.
Description/Comments
This abstract, watercolor is of a dark purple and blue background with swirls of red and yellow. Written in pencil on the
frame is "series III". Signed by artist.
Untitled
undated
General Physical Description note: Image size: 20.5in. x 13.5in. Poster size: 26.5in. x 19.75in.
Description/Comments
Charcoal of three abstract figures on white paper. Signed by artist.
Untitled
1984
General Physical Description note: Image size: 15.25in. x 10.5in. Poster size: 21.75in. x 17.75in.
Description/Comments
This is a collage of five rectangular, abstract, watercolor paintings clipped to white paper with a dark blue border. The
color scheme is neutral achromatic with hues of light blue and grey swirls. Signed by artist.
Untitled #309
1984
General Physical Description note: Image size: 15.5in. x 11in. Poster size: 20in. x 16in.
Description/Comments
This abstract, watercolor painting is of a light pink background with swirls of black and blue in the foreground. Signed by
artist.
Untitled
1988
General Physical Description note: Image size: 10.75in. x 8.25in. Poster size: 16in. x 20in.
Description/Comments
This is an abstract painting (possibly watercolor) and is signed by artist in both ink and pencil. The painting displays a
fusion of colors; orange, maroon, blue and green, as well as a root-like pattern and texture.
Untitled #321
1984
General Physical Description note: Image size: 16in. x 12.5in. Poster size: 20in. x 16in.
Description/Comments
This abstract, watercolor painting is of a gray and light pink background with swirls of black in the foreground. Signed by
artist.
Untitled #325
1984
General Physical Description note: Image size: 15.5in. x 10.5in. Poster size: 20in. x 16in.
Description/Comments
This is a collage of four rectangular, abstract, watercolor paintings clipped to white paper. The color scheme is yellow and
pink. Signed by artist.
Untitled #331
1984
General Physical Description note: Image size: 15.25in. x 10.5in. Poster size: 20in. x 15in.
Description/Comments
This is a collage of six rectangular, abstract, watercolor paintings clipped to white paper. The color scheme is yellow, pink
and blue with black swirls. Signed by artist.
Untitled #349
1984
General Physical Description note: Image size: 15.25in. x 10.5in. Poster size: 20in. x 16in.
Description/Comments
This is a collage of six rectangular, abstract, watercolor paintings clipped to white paper. The color scheme is pink, yellow,
orange and tinks of gray. Signed by artist.
Untitled
undated.
General Physical Description note: Image size: 17.75in. x 13.5in. Poster size: 24in. x 20in.
Description/Comments
This abstract, watercolor painting has an achromatic color scheme with swirls and organic shapes.
Vortex #310
1984
General Physical Description note: Image size: 15.5in. x 10.5in. Poster size: 20in. x 15in.
Description/Comments
This is a collage of seven rectangular, abstract, watercolor paintings clipped to white paper with a light orange border.
It has a neutral achromatic color scheme with hues of yellow. It is titled and signed by the artist. It is part of series
II.
(title unknown)
June 1982
General Physical Description note: Image size: 24.5in. x 18.5in Poster size: 29in. x 22.75in.
Description/Comments
This abstract artwork contains multicolored, overlapping shapes and shadows, done in pastel with a wooden frame. Signed by
artist.
(title unknown)
1978
General Physical Description note: Image size: 25in. x 18.5in. Poster size: 28.5in. x 23in.
Description/Comments
This abstract piece is of red, yellow, and blue rectangular shapes, done in pastel with wooden frame. Signed by artist.
Item V7744/BC
Health black babies. Habbiah. Tape 1.
5-17-1997
Item V7745/BC
Health black babies. Habbiah. Tape 2.
5-17-1997
Item V7746/VHS
Healthy cities. Owning our community
undated
Item V7747/VHS
Northwest view: black infant mortality. Owning our community: Pasadena's healthy cityes project
undated