Charles S. Johnson, from the portfolio ​‘O, Write My Name’: American Portraits, Harlem Heroes

Carl Van Vechten, Charles S. Johnson, from the portfolio 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes, 1948, printed 1983, photogravure, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.151, Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)
Carl Van Vechten, Charles S. Johnson, from the portfolio 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes, 1948, printed 1983, photogravure, image: 8 3⁄4 × 5 7⁄8 in. (22.2 × 14.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.151, Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)

Artwork Details

Title
Charles S. Johnson, from the portfolio ​‘O, Write My Name’: American Portraits, Harlem Heroes
Artist
Printer
Date
1948, printed 1983
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 8 3⁄4 × 5 7⁄8 in. (22.2 × 14.9 cm)
Copyright
Photograph © Van Vechten Trust; Compilation/Publication © Eakins Press Foundation. From 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes (Eakins, 2015)
Credit Line
Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts
Mediums Description
photogravure
Classifications
Subjects
  • African American
  • Portrait male — Johnson, Charles Spurgeon
  • Occupation — science — sociologist
Object Number
1983.63.151
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.63.151

Works by this artist (3 items)

Robert Conover, Winter, woodcut, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Zabriskie Gallery, 1975.18.2
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Robert Conover, Interior, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Zabriskie Gallery, 1975.18.8
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Robert Conover, Window, from the American Abstract Artists 50th Anniversary PrintPortfolio 1987, 1987, lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of American Abstract Artists, 1987.52.6
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Date1987
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