U.S. Capitol, The White House, Bearded Man, Dr. George Washington Carver and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and Other Sketches

William H. Johnson, U.S. Capitol, The White House, Bearded Man, Dr. George Washington Carver and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and Other Sketches, ca. 1945, pencil on paper, 14 1⁄8 x 8 5⁄8 in. (35.8 x 22 cm) irregular, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.355R-V

Artwork Details

Title
U.S. Capitol, The White House, Bearded Man, Dr. George Washington Carver and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and Other Sketches
Artist
Date
ca. 1945
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
14 1⁄8 x 8 5⁄8 in. (35.8 x 22 cm) irregular
Credit Line
Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Mediums
Mediums Description
pencil on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • African American
  • Occupation — political — president
  • Architecture Exterior — civic — White House
  • Architecture Exterior — civic — U. S. Capitol
  • Portrait male — Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
  • Portrait male — Carver, George Washington
Object Number
1967.59.355R-V
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1967.59.355R-V

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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
Dateca. 1940-1941
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
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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
oil on burlap
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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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