Charles S. Johnson, from the portfolio ​‘O, Write My Name’: American Portraits, Harlem Heroes

Carl Van Vechten, Charles S. Johnson, from the portfolio 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes, 1948, printed 1983, photogravure, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.151, Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)
Carl Van Vechten, Charles S. Johnson, from the portfolio 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes, 1948, printed 1983, photogravure, image: 8 3⁄4 × 5 7⁄8 in. (22.2 × 14.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.151, Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)

Artwork Details

Title
Charles S. Johnson, from the portfolio ​‘O, Write My Name’: American Portraits, Harlem Heroes
Artist
Printer
Date
1948, printed 1983
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 8 3⁄4 × 5 7⁄8 in. (22.2 × 14.9 cm)
Copyright
Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)
Credit Line
Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts
Mediums Description
photogravure
Classifications
Subjects
  • African American
  • Portrait male — Johnson, Charles Spurgeon
  • Occupation — science — sociologist
Object Number
1983.63.151
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.63.151

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Oscar Bluemner, Death, 1926, gouache and watercolor on paper mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Helen Hayes Smith, 2009.31.2
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Date1926
gouache and watercolor on paper mounted on paperboard
Not on view
Oscar Bluemner, Young Tree in Red Courtyard, 1919, gouache on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Helen Hayes Smith, 2009.31.1
Young Tree in Red Courtyard
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Date1919
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Not on view
Oscar Bluemner, Evening Tones, 1911-1917, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of James F. Dicke II and museum purchase made possible by the American Art Forum, the Julia D. Strong Endowment and the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2002.24
Evening Tones
Artist
Date1911-1917
oil on canvas
Not on view

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