Study for Moon over Harlem

William H. Johnson, Study for Moon over Harlem, ca. 1943-1944, recto: tempera, pen and ink, and pencil on paper verso: tempera and pencil on paper, sheet recto: 18 x 24 in. (45.7 x 60.9 cm) sheet verso: 24 x 18 in. (60.9 x 45.7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.151R-V

Artwork Details

Title
Study for Moon over Harlem
Artist
Date
ca. 1943-1944
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet recto: 18 x 24 in. (45.7 x 60.9 cm) sheet verso: 24 x 18 in. (60.9 x 45.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Mediums
Mediums Description
recto: tempera, pen and ink, and pencil on paper verso: tempera and pencil on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Occupation — service — policeman
  • Figure female — full length
  • African American
  • Study
  • Figure female — nude
  • Cityscape — time — night
  • Cityscape — New York — New York
  • Figure group
  • State of being — evil — violence
  • Cityscape — New York — Harlem
  • State of being — evil — crime
Object Number
1967.59.151R-V
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1967.59.151R-V

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