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

Joseph Cornell (1903 - 1972)
Joseph Cornell
1903 - 1972
Huma Bhabha (1962)
Huma Bhabha
1962
Robert Frederick Blum (1857 - 1903)
Robert Frederick Blum
1857 - 1903
Al Rosenbaum (1926 - 2009)
Al Rosenbaum
1926 - 2009
Saveliy Abramovich Sorin (1878 - 1953)
Saveliy Abramovich Sorin
1878 - 1953
Florence Esté (1860 - 1926)
Florence Esté
1860 - 1926
Boris Lovet-Lorski (1894 - 1972)
Boris Lovet-Lorski
1894 - 1972
Anthony Brunelli (1968)
Anthony Brunelli
1968
Alec Soth (1969)
Alec Soth
1969
Betty (Elizabeth) Woodman (Abrahams) (1930 - 2018)
Betty (Elizabeth) Woodman (Abrahams)
1930 - 2018
Leon Golub (1922 - 2004)
Leon Golub
1922 - 2004
Julius Wolfgang Schülein (1881 - 1970)
Julius Wolfgang Schülein
1881 - 1970
Allan Houser (1914 - 1994)
Allan Houser
1914 - 1994
Virginia Berresford (1904 - 1995)
Virginia Berresford
1904 - 1995
Charles Bell (1935 - 1995)
Charles Bell
1935 - 1995
Robert Edge Pine (1730 - 1788)
Robert Edge Pine
1730 - 1788

Creators Contemporary art

Frank Johnston (1888 - 1949)
Frank Johnston
1888 - 1949
Farhad Moshiri (1963)
Farhad Moshiri
1963
Joseph Bernard (1866 - 1931)
Joseph Bernard
1866 - 1931
Illarion Vladimirovich Golitsyn (1928 - 2007)
Illarion Vladimirovich Golitsyn
1928 - 2007
Makoto Saito (1952)
Makoto Saito
1952
Eddie Arning (1898 - 1993)
Eddie Arning
1898 - 1993
Hilde Nöbl (1912 - 2001)
Hilde Nöbl
1912 - 2001
Jeremy Moon (1934 - 1973)
Jeremy Moon
1934 - 1973
Karl Pierre Daubigny (1846 - 1886)
Karl Pierre Daubigny
1846 - 1886
Charles Deas (1818 - 1867)
Charles Deas
1818 - 1867
Caspar Scheuren (1810 - 1887)
Caspar Scheuren
1810 - 1887
Micha Ullman (1939)
Micha Ullman
1939
David Davidovich Burliuk (1882 - 1967)
David Davidovich Burliuk
1882 - 1967
Jean Luce (1895 - 1964)
Jean Luce
1895 - 1964
Pierrette Gonseth-Favre (1943)
Pierrette Gonseth-Favre
1943
René Kieffer (1876 - 1963)
René Kieffer
1876 - 1963
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