Madame’s Breakfast

William H. Johnson, Madame's Breakfast, ca.1940-1941, tempera, pen and ink, and pencil on paper, mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.1086
William H. Johnson, Madame's Breakfast, ca.1940-1941, tempera, pen and ink, and pencil on paper, mounted on paperboard, sight 15 1⁄2 x 11 in. (39.3 x 27.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.1086

Artwork Details

Title
Madame’s Breakfast
Artist
Date
ca.1940-1941
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 15 1⁄2 x 11 in. (39.3 x 27.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Mediums
Mediums Description
tempera, pen and ink, and pencil on paper, mounted on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Recreation — leisure — eating and drinking
  • African American
  • Figure group — female
Object Number
1967.59.1086
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1967.59.1086

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William H. Johnson, Breakdown with Flat Tire, ca. 1940-1941, oil on plywood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.587
Breakdown with Flat Tire
Artist
Dateca. 1940-1941
oil on plywood
On view
William H. Johnson, Chain Gang, ca. 1939, oil on plywood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.675
Chain Gang
Artist
Dateca. 1939
oil on plywood
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William H. Johnson, Midnight Sun, Lofoten, 1937, oil on burlap, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.907
Midnight Sun, Lofoten
Artist
Date1937
oil on burlap
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William H. Johnson, Lamentation, ca. 1944, oil on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.981
Lamentation
Artist
Dateca. 1944
oil on fiberboard
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