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Marian Anderson

Artist:
William H. Johnson, born Florence, SC 1901-died Central Islip, NY 1970  Search this
Sitter:
Eleanor Roosevelt  Search this
Marian Anderson  Search this
Medium:
oil on paperboard
Dimensions:
35 5/8 x 28 7/8 in. (90.4 x 73.2 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1945
Topic:
Architecture\religious\church  Search this
Performing arts\music\voice  Search this
Portrait female  Search this
Portrait female\full length  Search this
Object\other\flag  Search this
Architecture Exterior\civic\White House  Search this
Architecture Exterior\civic\Lincoln Memorial  Search this
Architecture Exterior\civic\Eiffel Tower  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Object number:
1967.59.657
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk764cabc26-2f12-4e19-a970-ad8c7bc857b0
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edanmdm:saam_1967.59.657

Nat Turner

Artist:
William H. Johnson, born Florence, SC 1901-died Central Islip, NY 1970  Search this
Sitter:
Nat Turner  Search this
Medium:
oil on paperboard
Dimensions:
31 3/8 x 25 7/8 in. (79.8 x 65.7 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1945
Topic:
African American  Search this
Monument\gravestone  Search this
History\United States\Black History  Search this
State of being\death\execution  Search this
Object\weapon\gun  Search this
Portrait male\full length  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Object number:
1967.59.658
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7ee8218d6-f5cf-422c-be9b-05c9588e3647
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edanmdm:saam_1967.59.658

Historical Scene--WW II

Artist:
William H. Johnson, born Florence, SC 1901-died Central Islip, NY 1970  Search this
Sitter:
Winston Churchill  Search this
Chiang Kai-shek  Search this
Franklin Delano Roosevelt  Search this
Medium:
oil on paperboard
Dimensions:
32 1/2 x 24 3/4 in. (82.7 x 62.9 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1945
Topic:
Architecture\vehicle\airplane  Search this
History\United States\World War II  Search this
Dress\uniform\military uniform  Search this
Portrait male\full length  Search this
Portrait male\full length  Search this
Portrait male\full length  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Object number:
1967.59.659
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk76017e6e2-578b-42dd-80ee-0d94638763ca
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edanmdm:saam_1967.59.659

For India and China

Artist:
William H. Johnson, born Florence, SC 1901-died Central Islip, NY 1970  Search this
Sitter:
Mahatma Gandhi  Search this
Medium:
oil on paperboard
Dimensions:
32 1/8 x 23 5/8 in. (81.6 x 60.0 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1944-1945
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Portrait male  Search this
Dress\Asian Indian dress  Search this
History\India  Search this
History\China  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Object number:
1967.59.662
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk78a8a2ae4-c140-476c-af67-539d768d9149
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edanmdm:saam_1967.59.662

Three Allies in Cairo

Artist:
William H. Johnson, born Florence, SC 1901-died Central Islip, NY 1970  Search this
Sitter:
Winston Churchill  Search this
Chiang Kai-shek  Search this
Franklin Delano Roosevelt  Search this
Medium:
oil on paperboard
Dimensions:
28 5/8 x 36 1/2 in. (72.7 x 92.7 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1945
Topic:
History\United States\World War II  Search this
Portrait male\full length  Search this
Portrait male\full length  Search this
Portrait male\full length  Search this
Object\other\flag  Search this
Object\other\flag  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Object number:
1967.59.663
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk772ff1ef7-780b-4489-a552-f13d1dd7b729
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edanmdm:saam_1967.59.663

Booker T. Washington Legend

Artist:
William H. Johnson, born Florence, SC 1901-died Central Islip, NY 1970  Search this
Sitter:
Booker T. Washington  Search this
Medium:
oil on plywood
Dimensions:
32 5/8 x 25 1/4 in. (82.9 x 64.1 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1944-1945
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
African American  Search this
Occupation\education\student  Search this
Portrait male  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Object number:
1967.59.664
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7838cf038-4988-4b4c-934f-753cf38f7a23
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edanmdm:saam_1967.59.664

Nehru and Gandhi

Artist:
William H. Johnson, born Florence, SC 1901-died Central Islip, NY 1970  Search this
Sitter:
Mahatma Gandhi  Search this
Nehru  Search this
Medium:
oil on paperboard
Dimensions:
33 7/8 x 27 7/8 in. (86.0 x 70.8 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1945
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Landscape\celestial\moon  Search this
Animal\dog  Search this
Portrait male  Search this
Portrait male  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Object number:
1967.59.665
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Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1st Floor, West Wing
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk791b01bf2-fb27-42a4-85d9-c43bda431b87
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edanmdm:saam_1967.59.665

Paul Robeson's Relations

Artist:
William H. Johnson, born Florence, SC 1901-died Central Islip, NY 1970  Search this
Sitter:
Paul Robeson  Search this
Medium:
oil on hardboard (Masonite)
Dimensions:
36 3/8 x 28 5/8 in. (92.5 x 72.6 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1945
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Architecture  Search this
Still life\other\flag  Search this
Performing arts\theater  Search this
Performing arts\music\voice  Search this
Portrait male  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Object number:
1967.59.666
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Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1st Floor, West Wing
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk77b8a7f73-e6da-4c4d-aae6-5185e08ba8b4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1967.59.666

Three Great Dancers

Artist:
William H. Johnson, born Florence, SC 1901-died Central Islip, NY 1970  Search this
Medium:
oil on paperboard
Dimensions:
33 5/8 x 28 1/2 in. (85.4 x 72.4 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1945
Topic:
African American  Search this
Landscape\tree\palm tree  Search this
Performing arts\music\drum  Search this
Figure group\female\nude  Search this
Performing arts\dance  Search this
Object\musical instrument\drum  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Object number:
1967.59.667
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk713eac0f2-1cdc-456a-9004-5c3fb2780420
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edanmdm:saam_1967.59.667

Self-Portrait with Pipe

Artist:
William H. Johnson, born Florence, SC 1901-died Central Islip, NY 1970  Search this
Sitter:
William H. Johnson  Search this
William H. Johnson  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
35 x 28 in. (88.9 x 71.1 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1937
Topic:
African American  Search this
Recreation\leisure\smoking  Search this
Occupation\art\painter  Search this
Portrait male\self-portrait  Search this
Portrait male\waist length  Search this
Object\art tool\artist's brush  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Object number:
1967.59.913
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk75d81a77c-212c-48d4-9152-977802bb716e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1967.59.913

Three Great Abolitionists: A. Lincoln, F. Douglass, J. Brown

Artist:
William H. Johnson, born Florence, SC 1901-died Central Islip, NY 1970  Search this
Sitter:
Abraham Lincoln  Search this
John Brown  Search this
Frederick Douglass  Search this
Medium:
oil on paperboard
Dimensions:
37 3/8 x 34 1/4 in. (94.9 x 87.0 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1945
Topic:
History\United States\Black History  Search this
Allegory\civic\unity  Search this
Portrait male  Search this
State of being\death\execution  Search this
Portrait male  Search this
Portrait male  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Object number:
1983.95.51
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Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1st Floor, West Wing
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk71e1cb4ed-b2aa-443d-8bf8-0c5f57164a62
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1983.95.51

Crispus Attucks

Artist:
William H. Johnson, born Florence, SC 1901-died Central Islip, NY 1970  Search this
Sitter:
Crispus Attucks  Search this
Medium:
oil on paperboard
Dimensions:
29 1/2 x 30 7/8 in. (74.9 x 78.4 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1945
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
African American  Search this
History\United States\Revolution  Search this
State of being\death\execution  Search this
Portrait male  Search this
History\United States\Boston Massacre  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Object number:
1983.95.53
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Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1st Floor, West Wing
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7637ad3ea-6e0f-4ebe-8fe1-1767efae9689
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1983.95.53

Commodore Peary and Henson at the North Pole

Artist:
William H. Johnson, born Florence, SC 1901-died Central Islip, NY 1970  Search this
Sitter:
Robert Edwin Peary  Search this
Henson  Search this
Medium:
oil on paperboard
Dimensions:
27 5/8 x 35 1/2 in. (70.1 x 90.3 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1945
Topic:
Waterscape\boat  Search this
African American  Search this
History\exploration\North Pole  Search this
Portrait male  Search this
Portrait male  Search this
Object\other\flag  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Object number:
1983.95.54
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7b3c7f6ae-edfa-4db1-a8d3-126e6a6ff711
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1983.95.54

A View Down Akersgate, Oslo

Artist:
William H. Johnson, born Florence, SC 1901-died Central Islip, NY 1970  Search this
Medium:
oil on burlap
Dimensions:
25 1/4 x 31 1/4 in. (64.2 x 79.4 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1935
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Cityscape\street  Search this
Cityscape\Norway\Akersgate  Search this
Architecture Exterior\religious\church  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Object number:
1967.59.930
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk77af9ffd2-00ef-4b34-9fde-02cc1df701c4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1967.59.930

Li'L Sis

Artist:
William H. Johnson, born Florence, SC 1901-died Central Islip, NY 1970  Search this
Sitter:
Ernestine Brown  Search this
Medium:
oil on paperboard
Dimensions:
26 x 21 1/4 in. (66.1 x 54.0 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1944
Topic:
African American  Search this
Portrait female\child  Search this
Object\toy\doll  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Object number:
1967.59.1023
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Department:
Painting and Sculpture
On View:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1st Floor, South Wing
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk756298933-8845-42ca-a5a6-6d83298a2b19
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1967.59.1023

Little Sweet

Artist:
William H. Johnson, born Florence, SC 1901-died Central Islip, NY 1970  Search this
Medium:
oil on paperboard
Dimensions:
28 x 22 in. (71.1 x 55.8 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1944
Topic:
African American  Search this
Figure female\full length  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Object number:
1967.59.1076
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Department:
Painting and Sculpture
On View:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2nd Floor, North Wing
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk78bc90e53-f8da-4ed9-b987-77f9fbab6799
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edanmdm:saam_1967.59.1076

Man in a Vest

Artist:
William H. Johnson, born Florence, SC 1901-died Central Islip, NY 1970  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
30 x 24 in. (76.2 x 61.0 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1939-1940
Topic:
African American  Search this
Figure male\knee length  Search this
Object\furniture\chair  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Object number:
1967.59.1118
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk746290ac6-8506-4d2f-969d-13cef1d212f5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1967.59.1118

Flowers

Artist:
William H. Johnson, born Florence, SC 1901-died Central Islip, NY 1970  Search this
Medium:
oil on plywood
Dimensions:
33 1/2 x 25 3/8 in. (85.0 x 64.5 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1939-1940
Topic:
Still life\other\vase  Search this
Still life\flower  Search this
Still life\furniture\table  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Object number:
1967.59.602
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7bfa3054a-1f7b-438a-86ec-eccf9ffc6ec6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1967.59.602

Vieille Maison at Porte

Artist:
William H. Johnson, born Florence, SC 1901-died Central Islip, NY 1970  Search this
Medium:
oil on burlap
Dimensions:
24 x 20 1/8 in. (61.0 x 51.0 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1927
Topic:
Architecture\bridge  Search this
Architecture Exterior\domestic\house  Search this
Architecture Exterior\detail\tower  Search this
Landscape\France\Porte  Search this
Architecture Exterior\domestic\Vieille Maison  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Object number:
1967.59.694
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk74aa29f63-8051-4a68-bd28-b5b29eae3a54
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1967.59.694

Oral history interview with Ilya Bolotowsky, 1968 March 24-April 7

Interviewee:
Bolotowsky, Ilya, 1907-1981  Search this
Interviewer:
Cummings, Paul  Search this
Subject:
Diller, Burgoyne, 1906-1965  Search this
Albers, Josef  Search this
Browne, Byron  Search this
Dlugoszewski, Lucia  Search this
Drewes, Werner  Search this
Gorky, Arshile  Search this
Greenberg, Clement  Search this
Greene, Balcomb  Search this
Greene, Gertrude  Search this
Hawthorne, Charles Webster  Search this
Holtzman, Harry  Search this
Johnson, William H.  Search this
Léger, Fernand  Search this
Mondrian, Piet  Search this
Neilson, Raymond P. R. (Raymond Perry Rodgers)  Search this
Neumann, J. B. (Jsrael Ber)  Search this
Olinsky, Ivan G. (Ivan Gregorewitch)  Search this
Ozenfant, Amédée  Search this
Spivak, Max  Search this
Vogel, Joseph  Search this
American Abstract Artists  Search this
Art Students League (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Black Mountain College (Black Mountain, N.C.)  Search this
Federation of Modern Painters and Sculptors  Search this
G.R.D. Studio (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
National Academy of Design (U.S.)  Search this
Public Works of Art Project  Search this
United States. Works Progress Administration  Search this
Yaddo (Artist's colony)  Search this
American Artists' Congress  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Place:
Wyoming
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Ilya Bolotowsky, 1968 March 24-April 7. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Art and state  Search this
Concretionists (Group of artists)  Search this
Emigration and immigration  Search this
Experimental films  Search this
Federal aid to the arts -- United States  Search this
Painting, Abstract -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Playwriting  Search this
Philadelphia Ten (Group of artists)  Search this
Painters -- New York (State) -- Interviews  Search this
World War, 1939-1945  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)12377
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212205
AAA_collcode_boloto68
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
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edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_212205

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