Under Fire

William H. Johnson, Under Fire, ca. 1941-1942, gouache and pen and ink on paper mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.157R-V
William H. Johnson, Under Fire, ca. 1941-1942, gouache and pen and ink on paper mounted on paperboard, sheet recto: 15 x 18 1⁄2 in. (38.1 x 47.0 cm) sheet verso: 18 1⁄2 x 15 in. (47.0 x 38.1 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.157R-V

Artwork Details

Title
Under Fire
Artist
Date
ca. 1941-1942
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet recto: 15 x 18 1⁄2 in. (38.1 x 47.0 cm) sheet verso: 18 1⁄2 x 15 in. (47.0 x 38.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Mediums
Mediums Description
gouache and pen and ink on paper mounted on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Architecture Exterior — military — battlefield
  • Object — weapon — sword
  • Occupation — military — soldier
  • History — United States — World War II
  • African American
  • Figure group — male
  • Architecture — vehicle — airplane
Object Number
1967.59.157R-V
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1967.59.157R-V

Works by this artist (1036 items)

View all artworks
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
Dateca. 1940-1941
oil on plywood
On view
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
oil on plywood
On view
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
Artist
Date1937
oil on burlap
On view
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
On view

More Artworks from the Collection

Browse All Artworks
William H. Johnson, Portrait of a Woman in Profile, ca. 1944, recto: pen and ink and pencil on paper verso: pen and ink on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.485R-V
Portrait of a Woman in Profile
Artist
Dateca. 1944
recto: pen and ink and pencil on paper verso: pen and ink on paper
Not on view
Joseph Cornell, "D" in Descartes, 1971, collage with ink, pencil and stamps on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, 1991.155.362
“D” in Descartes
Artist
Date1971
collage with ink, pencil and stamps on paperboard
Not on view
Harold Tovish, Particles II, 1971, pen and ink and pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation, 1985.30.64
Particles II
Artist
Date1971
pen and ink and pencil on paper
Not on view
Philip Guston, Head of a Woman, 1931, pen and ink, conte crayon, and pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Director's Discretionary Fund, 1987.2
Head of a Woman
Artist
Date1931
pen and ink, conte crayon, and pencil on paper
Not on view