Study for Moon over Harlem

William H. Johnson, Study for Moon over Harlem, ca. 1943-1944, recto: tempera, pen and ink, and pencil on paper verso: tempera and pencil on paper, sheet recto: 18 x 24 in. (45.7 x 60.9 cm) sheet verso: 24 x 18 in. (60.9 x 45.7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.151R-V

Artwork Details

Title: Study for Moon over Harlem
Artist: William H. Johnson
Date: ca. 1943-1944
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: sheet recto: 18 x 24 in. (45.7 x 60.9 cm) sheet verso: 24 x 18 in. (60.9 x 45.7 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Mediums: tempera
pencil
ink
Mediums Description: recto: tempera, pen and ink, and pencil on paper verso: tempera and pencil on paper
Classifications: Painting
Subjects: Occupation — service — policeman
Figure female — full length
African American
Study
Figure female — nude
Cityscape — time — night
Cityscape — New York — New York
Figure group
State of being — evil — violence
Cityscape — New York — Harlem
State of being — evil — crime
Object Number: 1967.59.151R-V
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1967.59.151R-V