Street Life, Harlem

William H. Johnson, Street Life, Harlem, ca. 1939-1940, tempera, pencil, and pen and ink on paper mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.149
William H. Johnson, Street Life, Harlem, ca. 1939-1940, tempera, pencil, and pen and ink on paper mounted on paperboard, sheet: 12 189 18 in. (30.823.2 cm.) irregular, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.149

Artwork Details

Title
Street Life, Harlem
Date
ca. 1939-1940
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 12 189 18 in. (30.823.2 cm.) irregular
Credit Line
Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Mediums Description
tempera, pencil, and pen and ink on paper mounted on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Cityscape — New York — Harlem
  • African American
  • Cityscape — New York — New York
  • Figure group
Object Number
1967.59.149

Works by this artist (1 item)

Chris Burden, Documentation of Selected Works 1971-74, 1971-1975, single-channel video, color and black and white, sound; 34:38 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the Ford Motor Company, 2007.33.11, © 1975 Chris Burden. Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix, NY
Documentation of Selected Works 1971 – 74
Date1971-1975
single-channel video, color and black and white, sound; 34:38 minutes
Not on view

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