Street Life, Harlem

William H. Johnson, Street Life, Harlem, ca. 1939-1940, tempera, pencil, and pen and ink on paper mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.149
William H. Johnson, Street Life, Harlem, ca. 1939-1940, tempera, pencil, and pen and ink on paper mounted on paperboard, sheet: 12 1⁄8 x 9 1⁄8 in. (30.8 x 23.2 cm.) irregular, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.149

Artwork Details

Title
Street Life, Harlem
Artist
Date
ca. 1939-1940
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 12 1⁄8 x 9 1⁄8 in. (30.8 x 23.2 cm.) irregular
Credit Line
Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Mediums
Mediums Description
tempera, pencil, and pen and ink on paper mounted on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • Cityscape — New York — New York
  • African American
  • Cityscape — New York — Harlem
Object Number
1967.59.149
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1967.59.149

Works by this artist (6 items)

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Herbert Gentry, Meeting Series "B": Our Lives, 1988, mixed media on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Stanley Bard, 1989.76.1, © 1988, Herbert Gentry
Meeting Series ​“B”: Our Lives
Artist
Date1988
mixed media on paper
Not on view
Herbert Gentry, Our City, 1998, acrylic on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of the artist, 2006.22.1, © 1998, Herbert Gentry
Our City
Artist
Date1998
acrylic on canvas
Not on view
Herbert Gentry, L'Homme Vert, 1993, color etching with metallic additions on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of the artist, 2006.22.2, © 1993, Herbert Gentry
L’Homme Vert
Artist
Date1993
color etching with metallic additions on paper
Not on view
Herbert Gentry, Ici, 1985, lift ground and aquatint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Stanley Bard, 1989.76.3, © 1985, Herbert Gentry
Ici
Artist
Date1985
lift ground and aquatint on paper
Not on view