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

Adolf Arthur Dehn (1895 - 1968)
Adolf Arthur Dehn
1895 - 1968
Mark Tobey (1890 - 1976)
Mark Tobey
1890 - 1976
Karl Knaths (1891 - 1971)
Karl Knaths
1891 - 1971
Ralph Ward Stackpole (1885 - 1973)
Ralph Ward Stackpole
1885 - 1973
Karl Zerbe (1903 - 1972)
Karl Zerbe
1903 - 1972
Jon Burgerman (1979)
Jon Burgerman
1979
John Henry Waddell (1921 - 2019)
John Henry Waddell
1921 - 2019
Boris Lovet-Lorski (1894 - 1972)
Boris Lovet-Lorski
1894 - 1972
Jacques Lipchitz (1891 - 1973)
Jacques Lipchitz
1891 - 1973
Simon Lissim (1900 - 1981)
Simon Lissim
1900 - 1981
William H. Bailey (1930 - 2020)
William H. Bailey
1930 - 2020
John La Farge (1835 - 1910)
John La Farge
1835 - 1910
Edward Malcolm Brownlee (1929 - 2013)
Edward Malcolm Brownlee
1929 - 2013
Artie Vierkant (1986)
Artie Vierkant
1986
Matthew Harris Jouett (1788 - 1827)
Matthew Harris Jouett
1788 - 1827
Cecilia Bo (1855 - 1942)
Cecilia Bo
1855 - 1942

Creators Contemporary art

Michael Schoenholtz (1937 - 2019)
Michael Schoenholtz
1937 - 2019
Jacques-Théodule Cartier (1884 - 1941)
Jacques-Théodule Cartier
1884 - 1941
Franco Assetto (1911 - 1991)
Franco Assetto
1911 - 1991
John Currin (1962)
John Currin
1962
Werner Persy (1924 - 2017)
Werner Persy
1924 - 2017
Dorothea von Philipsborn (1894 - 1971)
Dorothea von Philipsborn
1894 - 1971
Henrietta Berk (1919 - 1990)
Henrietta Berk
1919 - 1990
Mercedes Jelinek (1985)
Mercedes Jelinek
1985
Paul P. (1977)
Paul P.
1977
Alban Berg (1885 - 1935)
Alban Berg
1885 - 1935
Peter Benjamin Graham (1925 - 1987)
Peter Benjamin Graham
1925 - 1987
Iain Baxter (1936)
Iain Baxter
1936
Robert Henri (1865 - 1929)
Robert Henri
1865 - 1929
Bruno Munari (1907 - 1998)
Bruno Munari
1907 - 1998
Carl Johann Lasch (1822 - 1888)
Carl Johann Lasch
1822 - 1888
Pietro Melandri (1885 - 1976)
Pietro Melandri
1885 - 1976
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