Joe Louis and Unidentified Boxer

William H. Johnson, Joe Louis and Unidentified Boxer, ca. 1939-1942, tempera, pen and ink, and pencil on paper mounted on paperboard, sheet: 20 ⁵⁄₈ x 15 ⁵⁄₈ in. (52.4 x 39.6 cm) irregular, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.178

Artwork Details

Title: Joe Louis and Unidentified Boxer
Artist: William H. Johnson
Date: ca. 1939-1942
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: sheet: 20 ⁵⁄₈ x 15 ⁵⁄₈ in. (52.4 x 39.6 cm) irregular
Credit Line: Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Mediums: ink
pencil
tempera
Mediums Description: tempera, pen and ink, and pencil on paper mounted on paperboard
Classifications: Painting
Subjects: Figure group — male
African American
Figure male — full length
Portrait male — Louis, Joe
Occupation — sport — boxing
Object Number: 1967.59.178
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1967.59.178