Lift Up Thy Voice and Sing

William H. Johnson, Lift Up Thy Voice and Sing, ca. 1942-1944, oil on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.616
William H. Johnson, Lift Up Thy Voice and Sing, ca. 1942-1944, oil on paperboard, 25 1⁄2 x 21 1⁄4 in. (64.9 x 54.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.616

Artwork Details

Title
Lift Up Thy Voice and Sing
Artist
Date
ca. 1942-1944
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
25 1⁄2 x 21 1⁄4 in. (64.9 x 54.0 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Performing arts — music — voice
  • Object — other — flag
  • African American
  • Object — tool — ladder
  • Figure group
Object Number
1967.59.616
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1967.59.616

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Date2001
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William R. Miller, Demise to Our Own Destruction, 2001, colored pencil and gouache on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 2001.65.4
Demise to Our Own Destruction
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Date2001
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William R. Miller, Pains and Sorrows, 2001, colored pencil and gouache on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 2001.65.5
Pains and Sorrows
Artist
Date2001
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William R. Miller, Snowball in Hell, 2001, colored pencil and gouache on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 2001.65.7
Snowball in Hell
Artist
Date2001
colored pencil and gouache on paper
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