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

Sally Davies (1956)
Sally Davies
1956
Derek Paul Boyle (1985)
Derek Paul Boyle
1985
Adolf Arthur Dehn (1895 - 1968)
Adolf Arthur Dehn
1895 - 1968
Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (1890 - 1978)
Gerald Leslie Brockhurst
1890 - 1978
Karl Wirsum (1939 - 2021)
Karl Wirsum
1939 - 2021
David Wojnarowicz (1954 - 1992)
David Wojnarowicz
1954 - 1992
Frank Kozik (1962)
Frank Kozik
1962
Marilyn Bendell (1921 - 2003)
Marilyn Bendell
1921 - 2003
Helen Torr (1886 - 1967)
Helen Torr
1886 - 1967
Anna Mary Grandma Moses (1860 - 1961)
Anna Mary Grandma Moses
1860 - 1961
Konrad Cramer (1888 - 1963)
Konrad Cramer
1888 - 1963
Tony Oursler (1957)
Tony Oursler
1957
Marcel Dzama (1974)
Marcel Dzama
1974
Robert Longo (1953)
Robert Longo
1953
Theodore Roszak (1907 - 1981)
Theodore Roszak
1907 - 1981
David Roland Smith (1906 - 1965)
David Roland Smith
1906 - 1965

Creators Contemporary art

Florence Henri (1893 - 1982)
Florence Henri
1893 - 1982
Julio González (1876 - 1942)
Julio González
1876 - 1942
Carl Rodeck (1841 - 1909)
Carl Rodeck
1841 - 1909
Vladislav Mikhailovich Metelkin (1962)
Vladislav Mikhailovich Metelkin
1962
George Grey Barnard (1863 - 1938)
George Grey Barnard
1863 - 1938
Suzanne McClelland (1959)
Suzanne McClelland
1959
Louis Oppenheim (1879 - 1936)
Louis Oppenheim
1879 - 1936
Gedi Sibony (1973)
Gedi Sibony
1973
Robert Natkin (1930 - 2010)
Robert Natkin
1930 - 2010
Gerhard Hoehme (1920 - 1989)
Gerhard Hoehme
1920 - 1989
Alma del Banco (1862 - 1943)
Alma del Banco
1862 - 1943
Ryszard Krynski (1950)
Ryszard Krynski
1950
Rosemarie Baltensweiler (1927 - 2020)
Rosemarie Baltensweiler
1927 - 2020
Ludwig Stocker (1932)
Ludwig Stocker
1932
Hans Heysen (1877 - 1968)
Hans Heysen
1877 - 1968
Oleg Pavlovich Filatchev (1937 - 1997)
Oleg Pavlovich Filatchev
1937 - 1997
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