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Joshua Johnson

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WA-00212178

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Joshua Johns[t]on was an American painter from the vicinity of Baltimore, Maryland of African and European ancestry. Johnson is known for his portrait paintings of prominent Maryland residents and their children. He was the "earliest documented professional African-American painter".

Source: Artsy · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago

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Emma Van Name

1805 · Oil on canvasPainting

29 × 23 in. (73.7 × 58.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Elizabeth Grant Bankson Beatty (Mrs. James Beatty) and Her Daughter Susan

1805 · Oil on canvas

82.9 × 72.8 cm (32 5/8 × 28 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Edward and Sarah Rutter

1802 · Oil on canvas

36 x 32 in. (91.4 x 81.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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