High Life, Harlem

William H. Johnson, High Life, Harlem, ca. 1939-1940, gouache and pen and ink with pencil on paperboard mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.148
William H. Johnson, High Life, Harlem, ca. 1939-1940, gouache and pen and ink with pencil on paperboard mounted on paperboard, sheet: 15 3⁄8 x 10 1⁄2 in. (39.2 x 26.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.148

Artwork Details

Title
High Life, Harlem
Artist
Date
ca. 1939-1940
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 15 3⁄8 x 10 1⁄2 in. (39.2 x 26.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Mediums
Mediums Description
gouache and pen and ink with pencil on paperboard mounted on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Architecture Interior — commercial — tavern
  • Cityscape — New York — Harlem
  • Recreation — leisure — eating and drinking
  • African American
  • Cityscape — New York — New York
  • Figure group
Object Number
1967.59.148
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1967.59.148

Works by this artist (3 items)

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A Hundred Happy Memories
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Date2000
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Roberta Williamson, You're Perfect, 1998, hand fabricated, pierced, formed, soldered, bezel set sterling silver, crystal, lithograph, paper, ink, polychrome, steel, plastic, carnelian, brass, and wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Richard T. Evans Fund, 2000.4
You’re Perfect
Artist
Date1998
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David Williamson, Roberta Williamson, Ring #34 (ring), 2008, sterling silver, paper with a printed image, and quartz crystal, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Susan Beech Collection, 2024.50.96, Photo by Robert Diamante
Ring #34 (ring)
Artist
Date2008
sterling silver, paper with a printed image, and quartz crystal
Not on view

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