Jitterbugs (II)

William H. Johnson, Jitterbugs (II), ca. 1941, gouache and pen and ink with pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.1047R-V
William H. Johnson, Jitterbugs (II), ca. 1941, gouache and pen and ink with pencil on paper, sheet: 18 x 12 1⁄4 in. (45.6 x 31.0 cm) irregular, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.1047R-V

Artwork Details

Title
Jitterbugs (II)
Artist
Date
ca. 1941
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 18 x 12 1⁄4 in. (45.6 x 31.0 cm) irregular
Credit Line
Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Mediums
Mediums Description
gouache and pen and ink with pencil on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • African American
  • Recreation — dancing
  • Object — musical instrument — trumpet
Object Number
1967.59.1047R-V
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1967.59.1047R-V

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William H. Johnson, Breakdown with Flat Tire, ca. 1940-1941, oil on plywood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.587
Breakdown with Flat Tire
Artist
Dateca. 1940-1941
oil on plywood
On view
William H. Johnson, Chain Gang, ca. 1939, oil on plywood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.675
Chain Gang
Artist
Dateca. 1939
oil on plywood
On view
William H. Johnson, Young Pastry Cook, ca. 1928-1930, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.693
Young Pastry Cook
Artist
Dateca. 1928-1930
oil on canvas
On view
William H. Johnson, Soldiers Training, ca. 1942, oil on plywood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.582
Soldiers Training
Artist
Dateca. 1942
oil on plywood
On view

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Dateca. 1942-1943
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Artist
Dateca. 1944
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Herbert Bayer, Paperboard Packs a Mighty Wallop, from the Early Series, 1942, gouache, pen and ink, and pencil on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.19
Paperboard Packs a Mighty Wallop, from the Early Series
Artist
Date1942
gouache, pen and ink, and pencil on paperboard
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Arthur Dove, Untitled (Centerport), 1941, watercolor, gouache, ink and pencil on paper mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation, 1993.22.2
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Artist
Date1941
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