Folk Scene – Man with Banjo

William H. Johnson, Folk Scene--Man with Banjo, ca. 1940-1944, oil on plywood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.603
William H. Johnson, Folk Scene--Man with Banjo, ca. 1940-1944, oil on plywood, 29 5830 34 in. (75.278.1 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.603

Artwork Details

Title
Folk Scene – Man with Banjo
Date
ca. 1940-1944
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
29 5830 34 in. (75.278.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on plywood
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • African American
  • Performing arts — music — banjo
  • Architecture Exterior — domestic — house
  • Object — musical instrument — banjo
Object Number
1967.59.603

Works by this artist (13 items)

Alexander Archipenko, Seated, 1935, marble, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Donald J. Douglass, 2015.21
Seated
Date1935
marble
On view
Alexander Archipenko, Torso in Space, 1952-1953, lithograph, color screenprint, and embossing on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1984.87
Torso in Space
Date1952-1953
lithograph, color screenprint, and embossing on paper
Not on view

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