Johnson, William H., 1901-1970

found: Powell, R.J. Homecoming, 1991:CIP t.p. (William H. Johnson) data sheet (William Henry Johnson (1901-1970))

found: Johnson, William H. William H. Johnson, c2001:t.p. (William H. Johnson) p. 12, etc. (William Henry Johnson; b. 03-18-1901; Afro-American painter; d. 04-13-1970)

found: Smithsonian American art museum WWW site, viewed May 27, 2020:William H. Johnson (born in Florence, South Carolina; died in Central Islip, New York; lived in New York, New York, Kerteminde, Denmark, and Volda, Norway) - https://americanart.si.edu/artist/william-h-johnson-2486

found: Wikipedia, 25 July 2021:entry for William Johnson (artist) (William Henry Johnson; born March 18, 1901 in Florence, S.C., died April 13, 1970 in Central Islip, N.Y., aged 69; American painter; studied at the National Academy of Design in New York City, working with Charles Webster Hawthorne; later lived and worked in France, where he was exposed to Modernism; after Johnson married Danish textile artist Holcha Krake, the couple lived for some time in Scandinavia where Johnson was influenced by the strong folk art tradition; the couple moved to the United States in 1938; Johnson eventually found work as a teacher at the Harlem Community Art Center, through the Federal Art Project) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Johnson_(artist)

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