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William H. Johnson, The Artists
Portrait of William H. Johnson

William H. Johnson was a U.S. Artist of the African Diaspora born on March 18, 1901. H. Johnson contributed to the Harlem Renaissance movement, worked in France and Norway and died on April 13, 1970.

Blind Singer, William H. Johnson

Blind Singer 1940

I Baptize Thee, William H. Johnson

I Baptize Thee 1940

Children, William H. Johnson

Children 1941

Homesteaders, William H. Johnson

Homesteaders 1942

Ring Around the Rosey, William H. Johnson

Ring Around the Rosey 1944

Gwendolyn Knight, The ArtistsPortrait of Gwendolyn Knight

Gwendolyn Knight

“No one can tell us who we are”

1913 – 2005
Augusta Savage, The ArtistsPortrait of Augusta Savage

Augusta Savage

Sculptor, teacher and warrior for civil rights

1892 – 1962
Beauford Delaney, The ArtistsPortrait of Beauford Delaney

Beauford Delaney

Capturing the sacred light

1901 – 1979
19012000

Yves Tanguy

Alice Neel

William H. Johnson

Beauford Delaney

Stanley William Hayter

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