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

Lisa Yuskavage (1962)
Lisa Yuskavage
1962
Max Weber (1881 - 1961)
Max Weber
1881 - 1961
James McDougal Hart (1828 - 1901)
James McDougal Hart
1828 - 1901
Aaron Garber-Maikovska (1978)
Aaron Garber-Maikovska
1978
Katherine Sophie Dreier (1877 - 1952)
Katherine Sophie Dreier
1877 - 1952
David Keith Lynch (1946)
David Keith Lynch
1946
Deborah Remington (1930 - 2010)
Deborah Remington
1930 - 2010
James Welling (1951)
James Welling
1951
Charles Ethan Porter (1847 - 1923)
Charles Ethan Porter
1847 - 1923
Cornelius Krieghoff (1815 - 1872)
Cornelius Krieghoff
1815 - 1872
Gaines Ruger Donoho (1857 - 1916)
Gaines Ruger Donoho
1857 - 1916
Albin Polasek (1879 - 1965)
Albin Polasek
1879 - 1965
Hale Aspacio Woodruff (1900 - 1980)
Hale Aspacio Woodruff
1900 - 1980
Beniamino Benvenuto Bufano (1898 - 1970)
Beniamino Benvenuto Bufano
1898 - 1970
 Cedric Hartman (1929)
Cedric Hartman
1929
John Covert (1882 - 1960)
John Covert
1882 - 1960

Creators Contemporary art

Helmut Federle (1944)
Helmut Federle
1944
Peter Brandes (1944)
Peter Brandes
1944
Wolfram Adalbert Scheffler (1956)
Wolfram Adalbert Scheffler
1956
Erwin A. Schinzel (1919 - 2018)
Erwin A. Schinzel
1919 - 2018
Alfred-Louis Brunet-Debaines (1845 - 1939)
Alfred-Louis Brunet-Debaines
1845 - 1939
Vasily Ivanovich Surikov (1848 - 1916)
Vasily Ivanovich Surikov
1848 - 1916
Janina Invidia-Villalba (XX century)
Janina Invidia-Villalba
XX century
Thomas Heger (1961)
Thomas Heger
1961
Michael Brown (1853 - 1947)
Michael Brown
1853 - 1947
Giuseppe Spagnulo (1936 - 2016)
Giuseppe Spagnulo
1936 - 2016
Willy Moralt (1884 - 1947)
Willy Moralt
1884 - 1947
Min Jung-Yeon (1979)
Min Jung-Yeon
1979
John Pfahl (1939 - 2020)
John Pfahl
1939 - 2020
Xenia Hausner (1951)
Xenia Hausner
1951
Niko Abramidis (1987)
Niko Abramidis
1987
Maria Friberg (1966)
Maria Friberg
1966
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