Sweet Adeline

William H. Johnson, Sweet Adeline, ca. 1940, tempera and pen and ink on paper mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.147
William H. Johnson, Sweet Adeline, ca. 1940, tempera and pen and ink on paper mounted on paperboard, sight 16 1412 12 in. (41.331.7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.147

Artwork Details

Title
Sweet Adeline
Date
ca. 1940
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 16 1412 12 in. (41.331.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Mediums
Mediums Description
tempera and pen and ink on paper mounted on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Performing arts — music — guitar
  • Performing arts — music — fiddle
  • Cityscape — celestial — moon
  • African American
  • Cityscape — time — night
  • Figure group — male
Object Number
1967.59.147

Works by this artist (6 items)

George L. K. Morris, Taurus, 1965, marble, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Stanley and Eleanor Zuckerman, 1991.174
Taurus
Date1965
marble
On view
George L. K. Morris, Ascending Space, 1946, gilded bronze on stone base, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1978.29, © 1978, Frelinghuysen Morris Foundation
Ascending Space
Date1946
gilded bronze on stone base
Not on view
George L. K. Morris, Untitled, from the portfolio American Abstract Artists, 1937, offset lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Patricia and Phillip Frost, 1986.92.114.22
Untitled, from the portfolio American Abstract Artists
Date1937
offset lithograph on paper
Not on view
George L. K. Morris, Santo Spirito No. 2, 1951-1955, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Otto L. Spaeth, 1978.33, © 1978, Frelinghuysen Morris Foundation
Santo Spirito No. 2
Date1951-1955
oil on canvas
Not on view

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