Soldiers Standing with Rifles

William H. Johnson, Soldiers Standing with Rifles, ca. 1941-1942, pencil, pen and ink and carbon tracing on paper backed with fabric, recto: 12 789 58 in. (32.724.6 cm) verso: 9 5812 78 in. (24.632.7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.513R-V

Artwork Details

Title
Soldiers Standing with Rifles
Date
ca. 1941-1942
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
recto: 12 789 58 in. (32.724.6 cm) verso: 9 5812 78 in. (24.632.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Mediums
Mediums Description
pencil, pen and ink and carbon tracing on paper backed with fabric
Classifications
Subjects
  • Object — weapon — gun
  • Object — other — flag
  • Occupation — military — soldier
  • Study
  • Figure group — female and child
  • Figure group — male
Object Number
1967.59.513R-V

Works by this artist (2 items)

Naul Ojeda, Uruguay Recordandote, 1979, woodcut on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Julia D. Strong Endowment, 1998.89.1, © 1979, Naul Ojeda
Uruguay Recordandote
Date1979
woodcut on paper
Not on view
Naul Ojeda, The Big Fish Dinner, 1977, woodcut on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Julia D. Strong Endowment, 1998.89.2, © 1978, Naul Ojeda
The Big Fish Dinner
Date1977
woodcut on paper
Not on view

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