Folk Scene – Eviction

William H. Johnson, Folk Scene--Eviction, ca. 1942-1944, oil on plywood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.635
William H. Johnson, Folk Scene--Eviction, ca. 1942-1944, oil on plywood, 28 1⁄2 x 23 7⁄8 in. (72.4 x 60.6 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.635

Artwork Details

Title
Folk Scene – Eviction
Artist
Date
ca. 1942-1944
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
28 1⁄2 x 23 7⁄8 in. (72.4 x 60.6 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on plywood
Classifications
Subjects
  • Landscape
  • Figure group — family
  • African American
  • Occupation — medicine — nurse
  • State of being — other — homeless
  • Object — furniture — bed
Object Number
1967.59.635
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1967.59.635

Works by this artist (3 items)

William Harper, Nine Tantric Amulets for Jasper Johns, 1994, gold cloisonné enamel on fine silver with 24k, 22k, 18k, and 14k gold, pearls, garnet, tourmaline, and peridot, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Frances and Sydney Lewis, 2002.11, © 1994, William Harper
Nine Tantric Amulets for Jasper Johns
Artist
Date1994
gold cloisonné enamel on fine silver with 24k, 22k, 18k, and 14k gold, pearls, garnet, tourmaline, and peridot
Not on view
William Harper, Amuletic Beads #3, 1976, gold and silver cloisonné enamel on fine silver and fine gold with 14k gold, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Matthew M. Cohen, 1986.55, © 1987, William Harper
Amuletic Beads #3
Artist
Date1976
gold and silver cloisonné enamel on fine silver and fine gold with 14k gold
Not on view
William Harper, Self-Portrait of the Artist as a Haruspex, 1990, gold, sterling silver, cloisonné enamel, opal, pearl, coral, shell, carapace, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance and museum purchase through the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1991.137, © 1990, William Harper
Self-Portrait of the Artist as a Haruspex
Artist
Date1990
gold, sterling silver, cloisonné enamel, opal, pearl, coral, shell, carapace
Not on view