Street Musicians

William H. Johnson, Street Musicians, ca. 1939-1940, recto: gouache and pen and ink on paper verso: brush and ink on paper, recto: 18 1⁄8 x 13 1⁄8 in. (45.9 x 33.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.165R-V

Artwork Details

Title
Street Musicians
Artist
Date
ca. 1939-1940
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
recto: 18 1⁄8 x 13 1⁄8 in. (45.9 x 33.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Mediums
Mediums Description
recto: gouache and pen and ink on paper verso: brush and ink on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Performing arts — music — tambourine
  • Performing arts — music — guitar
  • State of being — disabled — blind
  • Figure male — bust
  • African American
  • Study
  • Figure group
Object Number
1967.59.165R-V
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1967.59.165R-V

Works by this artist (1036 items)

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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
On view
William H. Johnson, Ferry Boat Trip, ca. 1943-1944, oil on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.1011
Ferry Boat Trip
Artist
Dateca. 1943-1944
oil on paperboard
On view
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
On view

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Volunteer Motor Corp
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Date1935-1942
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William H. Johnson, Killed in Action, ca. 1942, gouache, pen and ink, and pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.144
Killed in Action
Artist
Dateca. 1942
gouache, pen and ink, and pencil on paper
Not on view
William H. Johnson, Lincoln at Gettysburg III, ca. 1939-1942, recto: gouache, pen and ink and pencil on paper verso: gouache and pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.177R-V
Lincoln at Gettysburg III
Artist
Dateca. 1939-1942
recto: gouache, pen and ink and pencil on paper verso: gouache and pencil on paper
Not on view
William H. Johnson, Jitterbugs (II), ca. 1941, gouache and pen and ink with pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.1047R-V
Jitterbugs (II)
Artist
Dateca. 1941
gouache and pen and ink with pencil on paper
Not on view