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

Bert Geer Phillips (1868 - 1956)
Bert Geer Phillips
1868 - 1956
Waylande Desantis Gregory (1905 - 1971)
Waylande Desantis Gregory
1905 - 1971
Saveliy Abramovich Sorin (1878 - 1953)
Saveliy Abramovich Sorin
1878 - 1953
Joseph Cornell (1903 - 1972)
Joseph Cornell
1903 - 1972
Israel Lund (1968)
Israel Lund
1968
Jonathan Chapline (1987)
Jonathan Chapline
1987
José Gurvich (1927 - 1974)
José Gurvich
1927 - 1974
Hans Meyer-Kassel (1872 - 1952)
Hans Meyer-Kassel
1872 - 1952
Alex Prager (1979)
Alex Prager
1979
Glenn Ligon (1960)
Glenn Ligon
1960
Richard DeVore (1933 - 2006)
Richard DeVore
1933 - 2006
David Seidner (1957 - 1999)
David Seidner
1957 - 1999
Valery Yakovlevich Levental (1938 - 2015)
Valery Yakovlevich Levental
1938 - 2015
Marvin Dorwart Cone (1891 - 1965)
Marvin Dorwart Cone
1891 - 1965
Steven Ketchum (1983)
Steven Ketchum
1983
Joseph Henry Sharp (1859 - 1953)
Joseph Henry Sharp
1859 - 1953

Creators Contemporary art

Suzan Pitt (1943 - 2019)
Suzan Pitt
1943 - 2019
John Partridge (1789 - 1872)
John Partridge
1789 - 1872
Andras Markos (1950 - 2020)
Andras Markos
1950 - 2020
Pedro Reyes (1972)
Pedro Reyes
1972
Fredrik Vaerslev (1979)
Fredrik Vaerslev
1979
Alexander Bogomazov (1880 - 1930)
Alexander Bogomazov
1880 - 1930
Carlos Orozco Romero (1896 - 1984)
Carlos Orozco Romero
1896 - 1984
Kim Yusob (1959)
Kim Yusob
1959
Abdallah Benanteur (1931 - 2017)
Abdallah Benanteur
1931 - 2017
Jürgen Rose (1937)
Jürgen Rose
1937
Hermann Teuber (1894 - 1985)
Hermann Teuber
1894 - 1985
Stevan Knežević (1940 - 1995)
Stevan Knežević
1940 - 1995
Stanislav Gennadievich Babikov (1934 - 1977)
Stanislav Gennadievich Babikov
1934 - 1977
Khachatur Martirosovich Iskandarian (1923 - 2015)
Khachatur Martirosovich Iskandarian
1923 - 2015
August Macke (1887 - 1914)
August Macke
1887 - 1914
Thomas Baumgartner (1892 - 1962)
Thomas Baumgartner
1892 - 1962