Woman Pumping Water

William H. Johnson, Woman Pumping Water, ca. 1940-1941, tempera and pen and ink on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.1102
William H. Johnson, Woman Pumping Water, ca. 1940-1941, tempera and pen and ink on paper, sight 10 3⁄4 x 12 in. (27.4 x 30.5 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.1102

Artwork Details

Title
Woman Pumping Water
Artist
Date
ca. 1940-1941
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 10 3⁄4 x 12 in. (27.4 x 30.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Mediums
Mediums Description
tempera and pen and ink on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • African American
  • Figure female — full length
  • Occupation — domestic — water carrier
  • Architecture — other — well
  • Architecture Exterior — domestic — house
Object Number
1967.59.1102
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1967.59.1102

Works by this artist (16 items)

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Louise Nevelson, World Garden Cabinet, 1959, painted wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David K. Anderson, Martha Jackson Memorial Collection, 1980.137.83
World Garden Cabinet
Artist
Date1959
painted wood
On view
Louise Nevelson, Night Leaf, 1969, plexiglas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Woodward Foundation, 1976.108.90
Night Leaf
Artist
Date1969
plexiglas
On view
Louise Nevelson, Sky Cathedral, 1982, painted wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of an anonymous donor, 1994.85A-AA
Sky Cathedral
Artist
Date1982
painted wood
On view
Louise Nevelson, (Untitled #1), 1973, color aquatint and collage on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1973.181
(Untitled #1)
Artist
Date1973
color aquatint and collage on paper
Not on view

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Dateca. 1930-1935
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William H. Johnson, Mountains & Houses, Norway, ca. 1935-1938, brush and ink and pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.98
Mountains & Houses, Norway
Artist
Dateca. 1935-1938
brush and ink and pencil on paper
Not on view
William H. Johnson, House by Rotsethornet, ca. 1935-1936, pen and pencil and ink on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.906
House by Rotsethornet
Artist
Dateca. 1935-1936
pen and pencil and ink on paper
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