Homecoming : the art and life of William H. Johnson /
This distinctive volume focuses on the memorable paintings of noted African American modernist William Henry Johnson. Born and raised in a segregated South Carolina town, Johnson (1901-1970) became an expatriate experimental painter in Paris, then Scandinavia. As an African American working in Europ...
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Washington, D.C. : New York :
National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution ; Rizzoli,
©1991.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Acquisition Notes: | Gift of Anne d'Harnoncourt and Joseph Rishel |
| Series: | Internet Archive Lending Library
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| Summary: | This distinctive volume focuses on the memorable paintings of noted African American modernist William Henry Johnson. Born and raised in a segregated South Carolina town, Johnson (1901-1970) became an expatriate experimental painter in Paris, then Scandinavia. As an African American working in Europe, he drew on primitivism and his travels in North Africa, exploring styles ranging from Northern European expressionism to boldly colorful narratives. Returning to New York in 1938 with his Danish wife, Johnson captured the edginess of city life in bluesy, nervous paintings. Johnson was ultimately struck with a debilitating mental illness that confined him to a state hospital for the rest of his life, virtually removing his work from the American Art scene. This book resurrects the story of one of America's most original artist. |
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| Item Description: | "Published on the occasion of the exhibition Homecoming: William H. Johnson and Afro-America, 1938-1946, National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 13 September 1991-March 1992"--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | xxiii, 255 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-248) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0847814211 9780847814213 0937311006 9780937311004 0393311279 9780393311273 |