William Henry Johnson (1901 - 1970)

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William Henry Johnson

William Henry Johnson was a twentieth-century American artist. He is known as a primitivist painter.

William Johnson began his artistic career with realism, but then turned to primitivism and expressionism. He became famous for his works in the folk African-American style.

Johnson was an activist in the Harlem Renaissance cultural movement led by leading African American writers and artists.

Date and place of birt:18 march 1901, Florence, USA
Date and place of death:13 april 1970, Central Islip, USA
Nationality:USA
Period of activity: XX century
Specialization:Artist, Painter
Genre:Genre art
Art style:Cubism, Expressionism, Harlem Renaissance, Modern art, Primitivism, Realism, Folk Art, Contemporary art

Creators USA

Wafaa Bilal (1966)
Wafaa Bilal
1966
Charles Sheeler (1883 - 1965)
Charles Sheeler
1883 - 1965
Gary Hill (1951)
Gary Hill
1951
Jammie Holmes (1984)
Jammie Holmes
1984
Norman Rockwell (1894 - 1978)
Norman Rockwell
1894 - 1978
Mitchell Epstein (1952)
Mitchell Epstein
1952
Solomon Willard (1783 - 1861)
Solomon Willard
1783 - 1861
William Stanley Haseltine (1835 - 1900)
William Stanley Haseltine
1835 - 1900
Christopher Brown (1951)
Christopher Brown
1951
Rene Ricard (1946 - 2014)
Rene Ricard
1946 - 2014
Cady Noland (1956)
Cady Noland
1956
Carl Clemens Rungius (1869 - 1959)
Carl Clemens Rungius
1869 - 1959
Joseph H. Davis (1811 - 1865)
Joseph H. Davis
1811 - 1865
Y. Z. Kami (1956)
Y. Z. Kami
1956
Sargent Claude Johnson (1888 - 1967)
Sargent Claude Johnson
1888 - 1967
John Henry Bradley Storrs (1885 - 1956)
John Henry Bradley Storrs
1885 - 1956

Creators Contemporary art

Sam Nhlengethwa (1955)
Sam Nhlengethwa
1955
Ludwig Heinrich Jungnickel (1881 - 1965)
Ludwig Heinrich Jungnickel
1881 - 1965
Hilla von Rebay (1890 - 1967)
Hilla von Rebay
1890 - 1967
Conrad Westpfahl (1891 - 1976)
Conrad Westpfahl
1891 - 1976
Vasily Nikolaevich Yakovlev (1893 - 1953)
Vasily Nikolaevich Yakovlev
1893 - 1953
Norbert Kricke (1922 - 1984)
Norbert Kricke
1922 - 1984
Peter Paul Marshall (1830 - 1900)
Peter Paul Marshall
1830 - 1900
Otto Möller (1883 - 1964)
Otto Möller
1883 - 1964
Georg Karl Koch (1857 - 1927)
Georg Karl Koch
1857 - 1927
Alfons Spring (1843 - 1908)
Alfons Spring
1843 - 1908
Gleb Sergeevich Bogomolov (1933 - 2016)
Gleb Sergeevich Bogomolov
1933 - 2016
Amandus Faure (1874 - 1931)
Amandus Faure
1874 - 1931
Holger Runge (1925 - 2024)
Holger Runge
1925 - 2024
Shen Na (1979)
Shen Na
1979
Geertgen tot Sint Jans (1465 - 1495)
Geertgen tot Sint Jans
1465 - 1495
Ferdinand von Piloty (1828 - 1895)
Ferdinand von Piloty
1828 - 1895
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