Breakfast for Madam

Copied William H. Johnson, Breakfast for Madam, ca. 1940-1941, recto: tempera, pen and ink and pencil on paper verso: pencil on paper, sheet recto: 15 3⁄8 x 11 in. (39.1 x 27.8 cm) irregular sheet verso: 11 x 15 3⁄8 in. (27.8 x 39.1 cm) irregular, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1983.95.17R-V

Artwork Details

Title
Breakfast for Madam
Artist
Date
ca. 1940-1941
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet recto: 15 3⁄8 x 11 in. (39.1 x 27.8 cm) irregular sheet verso: 11 x 15 3⁄8 in. (27.8 x 39.1 cm) irregular
Credit Line
Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Mediums
Mediums Description
recto: tempera, pen and ink and pencil on paper verso: pencil on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group — female
  • African American
  • Recreation — leisure — eating and drinking
  • Occupation — art — model
  • Object — fruit
  • Figure group — male — nude
Object Number
1983.95.17R-V
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.95.17R-V