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Five screen video installation.

A Meditation on the Legacy of Frederick Douglass by Artist and Filmmaker Isaac Julien

Sir Isaac Julien’s moving image installation "Lessons of the Hour" interweaves period reenactments across five screens to create a vivid picture of nineteenth-century activist, writer, orator, and philosopher Frederick Douglass.

Seated Female Nude with Black Shoes

William H. Johnson, Seated Female Nude with Black Shoes, ca. 1939-1940, tempera on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.236

Copied William H. Johnson, Seated Female Nude with Black Shoes, ca. 1939-1940, tempera on paper, 24 x 18 ¹⁄₈ in. (61.0 x 46.1 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.236

Artwork Details

Title: Seated Female Nude with Black Shoes
Artist: William H. Johnson
Date: ca. 1939-1940
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 24 x 18 ¹⁄₈ in. (61.0 x 46.1 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Mediums: tempera
Mediums Description: tempera on paper
Classifications: Painting
Subjects: Figure female — nude
Figure female — full length
Occupation — art — model
Object Number: 1967.59.236
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1967.59.236