John Brown

William H. Johnson, John Brown, ca. 1940-1944, gouache and pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.1148
William H. Johnson, John Brown, ca. 1940-1944, gouache and pencil on paper, image: 15 x 19 1⁄2 in. (38.2 x 49.5 cm) sheet: 17 1⁄16 x 20 7⁄8 in. (43.3 x 53 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.1148

Artwork Details

Title
John Brown
Artist
Date
ca. 1940-1944
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 15 x 19 1⁄2 in. (38.2 x 49.5 cm) sheet: 17 1⁄16 x 20 7⁄8 in. (43.3 x 53 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Mediums
Mediums Description
gouache and pencil on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • African American
  • Animal — cattle
  • Travel — land — wagon
  • Architecture — vehicle — wagon
  • History — United States — Black History
  • Portrait male — Brown, John — full length
  • Object — weapon — gun
Object Number
1967.59.1148
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1967.59.1148

Works by this artist (23 items)

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Fishkill Landing
Artist
Dateca.1936
etching on paper
Not on view
Abbo Ostrowsky, Groundnut Hill, 1926, etching on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Frank McClure, 1979.98.186
Groundnut Hill
Artist
Date1926
etching on paper
Not on view
Abbo Ostrowsky, Bracings, Subway Excavation, ca. 1937, etching on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Ella Ostrowsky, 1977.15.2
Bracings, Subway Excavation
Artist
Dateca. 1937
etching on paper
Not on view
Image Not Available
Untitled (Study of a Tree and Farmhouse)
Artist
Date1926
graphite on paper
Not on view

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