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Five screen video installation.

A Meditation on the Legacy of Frederick Douglass by Artist and Filmmaker Isaac Julien

Sir Isaac Julien’s moving image installation "Lessons of the Hour" interweaves period reenactments across five screens to create a vivid picture of nineteenth-century activist, writer, orator, and philosopher Frederick Douglass.

Standing Male Nude with Arms Raised

William H. Johnson, Standing Male Nude with Arms Raised, ca. 1939-1940, tempera on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.226

Copied William H. Johnson, Standing Male Nude with Arms Raised, ca. 1939-1940, tempera on paper, 24 x 18 ¹⁄₈ in. (61.1 x 45.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.226

Artwork Details

Title: Standing Male Nude with Arms Raised
Artist: William H. Johnson
Date: ca. 1939-1940
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 24 x 18 ¹⁄₈ in. (61.1 x 45.9 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Mediums: tempera
Mediums Description: tempera on paper
Classifications: Painting
Subjects: Occupation — art — model
Figure male — full length
Figure male — nude
African American
Object Number: 1967.59.226
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1967.59.226