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

Jenna Gribbon (1978)
Jenna Gribbon
1978
Gene Davis (1920 - 1985)
Gene Davis
1920 - 1985
Abraham Anderson (1847 - 1940)
Abraham Anderson
1847 - 1940
Orville Bulman (1904 - 1978)
Orville Bulman
1904 - 1978
Ormond Gigli (1925 - 2015)
Ormond Gigli
1925 - 2015
Vitaly Nikolaevich Goryaev (1910 - 1982)
Vitaly Nikolaevich Goryaev
1910 - 1982
Howard Ben Tré (1949 - 2020)
Howard Ben Tré
1949 - 2020
John Banvard (1815 - 1891)
John Banvard
1815 - 1891
Duane Michals (1932)
Duane Michals
1932
 Retna (1979)
Retna
1979
Bruce Conner (1933 - 2008)
Bruce Conner
1933 - 2008
Joyce Pensato (1941 - 2019)
Joyce Pensato
1941 - 2019
Nicola Tyson (1960)
Nicola Tyson
1960
Wangechi Mutu (1972)
Wangechi Mutu
1972
Tania Bruguera (1968)
Tania Bruguera
1968
Ray Mead (1921 - 1998)
Ray Mead
1921 - 1998

Creators Contemporary art

Peter Reginato (1945)
Peter Reginato
1945
Ron Bloore (1925 - 2009)
Ron Bloore
1925 - 2009
Hans Gleissner (1880 - 1935)
Hans Gleissner
1880 - 1935
Lennart Anderson (1928 - 2015)
Lennart Anderson
1928 - 2015
Bernhard Kretzschmar (1889 - 1972)
Bernhard Kretzschmar
1889 - 1972
Johannes Hartmann (1954)
Johannes Hartmann
1954
Peter Dorn (1938 - 2024)
Peter Dorn
1938 - 2024
Vratislav Nehleba (1885 - 1965)
Vratislav Nehleba
1885 - 1965
Heinz Bochmann (1921 - 2011)
Heinz Bochmann
1921 - 2011
Hans Hagenauer (1896 - 1975)
Hans Hagenauer
1896 - 1975
Alexey Petrovich Bogolyubov (1824 - 1896)
Alexey Petrovich Bogolyubov
1824 - 1896
Alfredo Ramos Martinez (1871 - 1946)
Alfredo Ramos Martinez
1871 - 1946
Feodora Hohenlohe-Oehringen (1952)
Feodora Hohenlohe-Oehringen
1952
Bepi Fiori (XX century - ?)
Bepi Fiori
XX century - ?
Eugene Spiro (1874 - 1972)
Eugene Spiro
1874 - 1972
Irving Penn (1917 - 2009)
Irving Penn
1917 - 2009
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