William H. Johnson

1901–1970

William H. Johnson in his studio, Kerteminde, Denmark, c.1931

William H. Johnson in his studio, Kerteminde, Denmark, c.1931; Photographer unknown, Courtesy of Harmon Foundation Collection, National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, MD

Works Available

  • Molle, Kerteminde, c.1930–1935
  • watercolor and graphite on paper
  • 10 7/8 x 14 1/2 inches / 27.6 x 36.8 cm
  • signed

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  • Untitled (Kerteminde), c.1930–1935
  • oil on canvas
  • 23 3/4 x 31 5/8 inches / 60.3 x 80.3 cm
  • signed

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  • Jitterbugs (III), c.1941
  • pochoir with hand additions on paper
  • 15 3/4 x 11 inches / 40 x 27.9 cm

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  • Training for War, c.1942
  • pochoir with hand additions on paper
  • 11 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches / 29.2 x 44.5 cm

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All artworks displayed above are currently available. To inquire about additional works available by this artist, please contact the gallery.

Biography

In all my years of painting, I have had one absorbing and inspiring idea, and have worked towards it with unyielding zeal – to give in simple and stark form – the story of the Negro as he has existed.

— William H. Johnson [i]

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