A 'Palmer White' "revenant" found in West Cornwall 20th June 1987.

Untitled. c. 1971. Ink on paper. 14 x 20cm

Very little is known about the true identity of the British Outsider artist known as 'Palmer White' except that he has spent most of his life in Cornwall. A few drawings, photographs and paintings exist, mostly in private collections. Since the 1970's White has been involved in leaving pieces of his art in the Cornish landscape for people to come across and try to fill with their own meanings. A one-time resident of the Bodmin Asylum, White's work is notable for his early interest in Land Art and environmental issues and some of these concerns are reflected in his left art pieces or what he called 'revenants'. 'Palmer White' (his pseudonym comes from a scratched signature) has always been a deeply secretive artist and, like the Philadelphia Wireman, we know very little about him. He is thought to be still alive and living in Cornwall and works of his are still occasionally to be found in that area.