Blind Singer

William H. Johnson, Blind Singer, ca. 1939-1940, screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Douglas E. Younger, 1971.126
William H. Johnson, Blind Singer, ca. 1939-1940, screenprint on paper, 17 1211 58 in. (44.629.5 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Douglas E. Younger, 1971.126

Artwork Details

Title
Blind Singer
Date
ca. 1939-1940
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
17 1211 58 in. (44.629.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Douglas E. Younger
Mediums Description
screenprint on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Performing arts — music — tambourine
  • Performing arts — music — guitar
  • State of being — disabled — blind
  • African American
  • Figure group
Object Number
1971.126

Works by this artist (4 items)

John Wilde, Wildeview, 1985, lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Schmidt-Bingham Gallery, 1996.62, © 1985, John Wilde
Wildeview
Date1985
lithograph on paper
Not on view
John Wilde, 75 in 150 from the Wisconsin Sesquicentennial Portfolio, 2001, aquatint and dry-point with select hand-coloring on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Janet Ann Bond Sutter and Thomas Henry Sutter, 2008.10.1.14, © 2001, Andrew G. Balkin and Renee E.K. Balkin
75 in 150 from the Wisconsin Sesquicentennial Portfolio
Date2001
aquatint and dry-point with select hand-coloring on paper
Not on view
John Wilde, Hats #2, 1988, silverpoint on prepared paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by Elizabeth Stevens and Mrs. E. N. Vanderpoel, 1996.45
Hats #2
Date1988
silverpoint on prepared paper
Not on view

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