Study for Climbing Jacob’s Ladder

William H. Johnson, Study for Climbing Jacob's Ladder, ca. 1944, pen and ink and pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.547
William H. Johnson, Study for Climbing Jacob's Ladder, ca. 1944, pen and ink and pencil on paper, sheet: 18 1⁄4 x 11 in. (46.4 x 27.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.547

Artwork Details

Title
Study for Climbing Jacob’s Ladder
Artist
Date
ca. 1944
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 18 1⁄4 x 11 in. (46.4 x 27.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Mediums
Mediums Description
pen and ink and pencil on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Landscape — celestial
  • Landscape — celestial — moon
  • Landscape — time — night
  • Figure group — nude
  • Landscape — celestial — star
  • Religion — Old Testament — Jacob
  • Object — tool — ladder
Object Number
1967.59.547
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1967.59.547

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