Get the War Going!

William H. Johnson, Get the War Going!, ca. 1942, gouache, pen and ink and pencil mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.142

William H. Johnson, Get the War Going!, ca. 1942, gouache, pen and ink and pencil mounted on paperboard, sheet: 15 x 17 in. (38.0 x 43.3 cm) irregular, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.142

Artwork Details

Title: Get the War Going!
Artist: William H. Johnson
Date: ca. 1942
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: sheet: 15 x 17 in. (38.0 x 43.3 cm) irregular
Credit Line: Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Mediums: gouache
ink
pencil
Mediums Description: gouache, pen and ink and pencil mounted on paperboard
Classifications: Painting
Subjects: Figure group
Figure group — male
African American
Occupation — military — soldier
Object — weapon — cannon
Object — weapon — gun
Object Number: 1967.59.142
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1967.59.142

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