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William Johnson

United States, 1901–1970

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William Henry Johnson was an American painter. Born in Florence, South Carolina, he became a student at the National Academy of Design in New York City, working with Charles Webster Hawthorne. He later lived and worked in France, where he was exposed to modernism. After Johnson married Danish textile artist Holcha Krake, the couple lived for some time in Scandinavia. There he was influenced by the strong folk art tradition. The couple moved to the United States in 1938. Johnson eventually found work as a teacher at the Harlem Community Art Center, through the Federal Art Project.

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13 3/4 × 17 7/8 in. (34.9 × 45.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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screenprint with hand coloring · 1942

Fright

1942 · screenprint with hand coloring

Sheet: 43.1 x 35 cm (16 15/16 x 13 3/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

17 in. × 13 3/4 in. (43.2 × 35 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

15 15/16 × 11 9/16 in. (40.5 × 29.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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hand-colored, double-sided screenprint · 1936

Jitterbugs III (recto); Jitterbugs III (verso)

1936 · hand-colored, double-sided screenprint

Sheet: 40.6 x 27.9 cm (16 x 11 in.); Image: 34.7 x 25.5 cm (13 11/16 x 10 1/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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hand-colored, double-sided screenprint · 1936

Jitterbugs III (recto)

1936 · hand-colored, double-sided screenprint

Sheet: 40.6 x 27.9 cm (16 x 11 in.); Image: 34.7 x 25.5 cm (13 11/16 x 10 1/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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hand-colored, double-sided screenprint · 1936

Jitterbugs III (verso)

1936 · hand-colored, double-sided screenprint

Sheet: 40.6 x 27.9 cm (16 x 11 in.); Image: 34.7 x 25.5 cm (13 11/16 x 10 1/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Color screenprint · 1935

Jitterbugs V

1935 · Color screenprint

17 1/2 × 11 1/4 in. (44.5 × 28.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

15 3/16 × 12 5/8 in. (38.6 × 32 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Watercolor over graphite on paper (recto); watercolor over graphite on paper (verso) · 1932

Street in Kairouan, Tunisia

1932 · Watercolor over graphite on paper (recto); watercolor over graphite on paper (verso)

23 7/16 × 19 3/4 in. (59.5 × 50.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Caves of Karlie: No. 1, The Approach

1855 · albumen print

Paper: 19 x 24.3 cm (7 1/2 x 9 9/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Love and Nature Do Not Know These Distances

1801 · Lithograph in black on ivory laid paper

26.2 × 34.6 cm (10 3/8 × 13 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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12 published of 12 catalogued · 2 with image

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Cleveland Museum of Art
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Caves of Karlie: No. 1, The Approach
1855 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Jitterbugs III (recto); Jitterbugs III (verso)
1936 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Jitterbugs III (recto)
1936 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Fright
1942 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Jitterbugs III (verso)
1936 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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