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Mar 18, 1901 Florence, South Carolina, United States Died on 13 Apr 1970 (aged 69)
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About William Johnson Artist
- William Henry Johnson (March 18, 1901 – April 13, 1970) was a Black American painter.
- Born in Florence, South Carolina, he became a student at the National Academy of Design in New York City, working with Charles Webster Hawthorne.
- He later lived and worked in France, where he was exposed to modernism.
- After Johnson married Danish textile artist Holcha Krake, the couple lived for some time in Scandinavia.
- There he was influenced by the strong folk art tradition.
- The couple moved to the United States in 1938.
- Johnson eventually found work as a teacher at the Harlem Community Art Center, through the Federal Art Project. Johnson's style evolved from realism to expressionism to a powerful folk style, for which he is best known.
- A substantial collection of his paintings, watercolors, and prints is held by the Smithsonian American Art Museum, which has organized and circulated major exhibitions of his works.
