New Land Breaking

William H. Johnson, New Land Breaking, ca. 1941-1942, tempera and pen and ink with pencil on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.150
William H. Johnson, New Land Breaking, ca. 1941-1942, tempera and pen and ink with pencil on paperboard, sheet: 15 1⁄2 x 12 3⁄8 in. (39.4 x 31.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.150

Artwork Details

Title
New Land Breaking
Artist
Date
ca. 1941-1942
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 15 1⁄2 x 12 3⁄8 in. (39.4 x 31.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Mediums
Mediums Description
tempera and pen and ink with pencil on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • African American
  • Figure group — male
  • Object — tool — hoe
  • Object — tool — axe
  • Occupation — farm — sowing
Object Number
1967.59.150
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1967.59.150

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Young Pastry Cook
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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
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William H. Johnson, Tehran Conference, ca. 1945, oil on plywood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.647
Tehran Conference
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Dateca. 1945
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William H. Johnson, Portrait of a Man, ca. 1935-1938, oil on burlap, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.814
Portrait of a Man
Artist
Dateca. 1935-1938
oil on burlap
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