Folk Family

William H. Johnson, Folk Family, ca. 1944, oil on plywood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.1055
William H. Johnson, Folk Family, ca. 1944, oil on plywood, 26 1⁄8 x 19 7⁄8 in. (66.2 x 50.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.1055

Artwork Details

Title
Folk Family
Artist
Date
ca. 1944
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
26 1⁄8 x 19 7⁄8 in. (66.2 x 50.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on plywood
Classifications
Subjects
  • Object — furniture — table
  • African American
  • Figure group — family
Object Number
1967.59.1055
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1967.59.1055

Works by this artist (1 item)

Zedekiah Belknap, Portrait of a Woman, first half of 19th century, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.99
Portrait of a Woman
Artist
Datefirst half of 19th century
oil on canvas
Not on view

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