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Joshua JohnsonWW-1800-276087
1800·oil on canvas·overall: 88.5 x 136 cm (34 13/16 x 53 9/16 in.)
framed: 101 x 148 x 5.6 cm (39 3/4 x 58 1/4 x 2 3/16 in.)
Catalogue
- Year
- 1800
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- overall: 88.5 x 136 cm (34 13/16 x 53 9/16 in.) framed: 101 x 148 x 5.6 cm (39 3/4 x 58 1/4 x 2 3/16 in.)
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art
- Artist
- Joshua Johnson
Artist
Joshua Johnson
Painting
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".
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Record
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- Joshua Johnson
- Year
- 1800
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- overall: 88.5 x 136 cm (34 13/16 x 53 9/16 in.) framed: 101 x 148 x 5.6 cm (39 3/4 x 58 1/4 x 2 3/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1800-276087
Source
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art
- Source
- nga
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified