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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

Charles Alston, The ArtistsPortrait of Charles Alston

Charles Alston

"The idea of a march was growing"

1907 – 1977
Gwendolyn Knight, The ArtistsPortrait of Gwendolyn Knight

Gwendolyn Knight

“No one can tell us who we are”

1913 – 2005
James Van Der Zee, The ArtistsPortrait of James Van Der Zee

James Van Der Zee

Don't just document, celebrate

1886 – 1983
19012000

Yves Tanguy

Alice Neel

William H. Johnson

Beauford Delaney

Stanley William Hayter

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