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I Baptize Thee

William H. Johnson, 1940
I Baptize Thee, William H. Johnson
I Baptize Thee, zoomed in
96.9 cmI Baptize Thee scale comparison115.6 cm

I Baptize Thee is a Harlem Renaissance Oil on Burlap Painting created by William H. Johnson in 1940. It lives at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in the United States. The image is used according to Educational Fair Use, and tagged Baptism. SourceSee I Baptize Thee in the Kaleidoscope

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