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

Helen Frankenthaler (1928 - 2011)
Helen Frankenthaler
1928 - 2011
Ben Schonzeit (1942)
Ben Schonzeit
1942
Lois Lane (1948)
Lois Lane
1948
Valery Yakovlevich Levental (1938 - 2015)
Valery Yakovlevich Levental
1938 - 2015
Catherine Murphy (1946)
Catherine Murphy
1946
John Bundy (1853 - 1933)
John Bundy
1853 - 1933
Joseph H. Davis (1811 - 1865)
Joseph H. Davis
1811 - 1865
Charles Jay Connick (1875 - 1945)
Charles Jay Connick
1875 - 1945
Thomas Nozkowski (1944 - 2019)
Thomas Nozkowski
1944 - 2019
Richard Anuszkiewicz (1930 - 2020)
Richard Anuszkiewicz
1930 - 2020
Chloe Piene (1972)
Chloe Piene
1972
Charles Benefiel (1967)
Charles Benefiel
1967
Katherine Sophie Dreier (1877 - 1952)
Katherine Sophie Dreier
1877 - 1952
Lynd Kendall Ward (1905 - 1985)
Lynd Kendall Ward
1905 - 1985
James Brooks (1906 - 1992)
James Brooks
1906 - 1992
John Steuart Curry (1897 - 1946)
John Steuart Curry
1897 - 1946

Creators Contemporary art

Angelo Mangiarotti (1921 - 2012)
Angelo Mangiarotti
1921 - 2012
Vasily Sitnikov (1915 - 1987)
Vasily Sitnikov
1915 - 1987
Emilio Sánchez Perrier (1855 - 1907)
Emilio Sánchez Perrier
1855 - 1907
Gerd Krenckel (1950)
Gerd Krenckel
1950
Alicja Kwade (1979)
Alicja Kwade
1979
Franz Kline (1910 - 1962)
Franz Kline
1910 - 1962
Bjorn Norgaard (1947)
Bjorn Norgaard
1947
Leonhard Steiner (1836 - 1920)
Leonhard Steiner
1836 - 1920
Jacques Henri Lartigue (1894 - 1986)
Jacques Henri Lartigue
1894 - 1986
John Runciman (1744 - 1768)
John Runciman
1744 - 1768
Andreas Bindl (1928 - 2010)
Andreas Bindl
1928 - 2010
Joris-Karl Huysmans (1848 - 1907)
Joris-Karl Huysmans
1848 - 1907
Pompeo Coppini (1870 - 1957)
Pompeo Coppini
1870 - 1957
Paul Cézanne (1839 - 1906)
Paul Cézanne
1839 - 1906
Voldemar Matvejs (1877 - 1916)
Voldemar Matvejs
1877 - 1916
Katherine Sophie Dreier (1877 - 1952)
Katherine Sophie Dreier
1877 - 1952