High Life, Harlem

William H. Johnson, High Life, Harlem, ca. 1939-1940, gouache and pen and ink with pencil on paperboard mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.148
William H. Johnson, High Life, Harlem, ca. 1939-1940, gouache and pen and ink with pencil on paperboard mounted on paperboard, sheet: 15 3⁄8 x 10 1⁄2 in. (39.2 x 26.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.148

Artwork Details

Title
High Life, Harlem
Artist
Date
ca. 1939-1940
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 15 3⁄8 x 10 1⁄2 in. (39.2 x 26.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Mediums
Mediums Description
gouache and pen and ink with pencil on paperboard mounted on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Recreation — leisure — eating and drinking
  • African American
  • Cityscape — New York — New York
  • Figure group
  • Cityscape — New York — Harlem
  • Architecture Interior — commercial — tavern
Object Number
1967.59.148
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1967.59.148

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William H. Johnson, Breakdown with Flat Tire, ca. 1940-1941, oil on plywood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.587
Breakdown with Flat Tire
Artist
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oil on plywood
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William H. Johnson, Chain Gang, ca. 1939, oil on plywood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.675
Chain Gang
Artist
Dateca. 1939
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William H. Johnson, Midnight Sun, Lofoten, 1937, oil on burlap, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.907
Midnight Sun, Lofoten
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Date1937
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William H. Johnson, Lamentation, ca. 1944, oil on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.981
Lamentation
Artist
Dateca. 1944
oil on fiberboard
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