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Art and Life of William H. Johnson:
A Guide for Teachers

Credits

All works illustrated in the booklet Art and Life of William H. Johnson: A Guide For Teachers are in the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian Institution. They are gifts of the Harmon Foundation.

This teachers' guide was created and produced by the National Museum of American Art (now called the Smithsonian American Art Museum), Smithsonian Institution, and by Reading & O'Reilly, Inc. The teachers' guide accompanies the book Homecoming: The Art and Life of William H. Johnson by Richard Powell, copyright 1991 by Smithsonian Institution, and the video The Life and Art of William H. Johnson, copyright 1991 by Reading & O'Reilly, Wilton Art Appreciation Programs. For more details about the book Homecoming visit our online shop.

This teachers' guide was written by Gwendolyn H. Everett, Curatorial Office, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. The print version was designed by Steve Bell and edited by Richard Carter, Office of Publications, Smithsonian American Art Museum, with the assistance of Julia Beth Hackman, Office of Educational Programs. Special thanks to Dr. Richard J. Powell, Assistant Professor, Department of Art and Art History, Duke University, and the following teachers: Carol L. Chambers, Joan Foster, Nina E. Lamb, Sandra H. Lester, Diane Nargiz, Theodore H. Prueter, Marta Reid Stewart, and Susan Service.