William Johnson (artist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Johnson (artist)

American artist

Date of Birth: 18-Mar-1901

Place of Birth: Florence, South Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 13-Apr-1970

Profession: painter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

William Henry Johnson (March 18, 1901 – April 13, 1970) was a Black American painter.
Born in Florence, South Carolina, he became a student at the National Academy of Design in New York City, working with Charles Webster Hawthorne.
He 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.
There he 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. Johnson's style evolved from realism to expressionism to a powerful folk style, for which he is best known.
A substantial collection of his paintings, watercolors, and prints is held by the Smithsonian American Art Museum, which has organized and circulated major exhibitions of his works.



Alternative names	William H. Johnson
Description	American painter
Date of birth/death	18 March 1901	13 April 1970
Location of birth/death	Florence	Central Islip
Authority control	: Q1883000 VIAF: 18023862 ISNI: 0000 0000 6675 4666 ULAN: 500027150 LCCN: n50039250 NAID: 10582411 WorldCat