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Dr. George Washington Carver

Artist:
William H. Johnson, born Florence, SC 1901-died Central Islip, NY 1970  Search this
Sitter:
George Washington Carver  Search this
Franklin Delano Roosevelt  Search this
Medium:
oil on cardboard
Dimensions:
35 1/2 x 28 1/2 in. (90.2 x 72.4 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1945
Topic:
Figure group\male  Search this
African American  Search this
History\United States\Black History  Search this
Portrait male  Search this
Occupation\science\botanist  Search this
Portrait male  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Object number:
1967.59.1142
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Painting and Sculpture
On View:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1st Floor, West Wing
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7ab4422cc-7cb2-4883-b08d-c19f757dd340
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1967.59.1142

Booker T. Washington Revelation

Artist:
William H. Johnson, born Florence, SC 1901-died Central Islip, NY 1970  Search this
Sitter:
Booker T. Washington  Search this
Medium:
oil on fiberboard (Upson Board)
Dimensions:
39 7/8 x 30 7/8 in. (101.3 x 78.4 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1945
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Occupation\education  Search this
African American  Search this
History\United States\Black History  Search this
Portrait male  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Object number:
1967.59.1143
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Painting and Sculpture
On View:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1st Floor, West Wing
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk74be8549c-d83e-4ffb-ad76-be2977852039
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1967.59.1143

John Brown Legend

Artist:
William H. Johnson, born Florence, SC 1901-died Central Islip, NY 1970  Search this
Sitter:
John Brown  Search this
Medium:
oil on paperboard
Dimensions:
38 5/8 x 36 1/4 in. (98.2 x 92.2 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1945
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Landscape\building  Search this
African American  Search this
History\United States\Black History  Search this
State of being\death\execution  Search this
Portrait male  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Object number:
1967.59.1145
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Painting and Sculpture
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Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1st Floor, West Wing
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk766c429d4-f10a-44f0-84c2-7424d888926d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1967.59.1145

Harriet Tubman

Artist:
William H. Johnson, born Florence, SC 1901-died Central Islip, NY 1970  Search this
Sitter:
Harriet Tubman  Search this
Medium:
oil on paperboard
Dimensions:
28 7/8 x 23 3/8 in. (73.5 x 59.3 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1945
Topic:
African American  Search this
Landscape\time\sunset  Search this
History\United States\Black History  Search this
Portrait female\double portrait  Search this
Occupation\other\reformer  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Object number:
1967.59.1146
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Painting and Sculpture
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Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1st Floor, West Wing
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk72f5288be-8071-4e94-9227-64679b202d68
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1967.59.1146

Underground Railroad

Artist:
William H. Johnson, born Florence, SC 1901-died Central Islip, NY 1970  Search this
Medium:
oil on paperboard
Dimensions:
33 3/8 x 36 3/8 in. (84.8 x 92.4 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1945
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
African American  Search this
History\United States\Black History  Search this
History\United States\Underground Railroad  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Object number:
1967.59.645
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Painting and Sculpture
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Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1st Floor, West Wing
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7bea4d8d9-a53a-487a-acc0-79c6c169238f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1967.59.645

Marcus Garvey

Artist:
William H. Johnson, born Florence, SC 1901-died Central Islip, NY 1970  Search this
Sitter:
Marcus Garvey  Search this
Medium:
oil on paperboard
Dimensions:
35 3/4 x 28 7/8 in. (90.8 x 73.4 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1945
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Architecture\boat  Search this
History\United States\Black History  Search this
Portrait male  Search this
Object\other\flag  Search this
Occupation\other\reformer  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Object number:
1967.59.648
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Painting and Sculpture
On View:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1st Floor, West Wing
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk793e359d0-9d06-4533-baf2-563cf7728bb2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1967.59.648

Let My People Free

Artist:
William H. Johnson, born Florence, SC 1901-died Central Islip, NY 1970  Search this
Sitter:
Abraham Lincoln  Search this
Frederick Douglass  Search this
Medium:
oil on fiberboard (Bird-Fibre)
Dimensions:
38 1/4 x 30 in. (97.1 x 76.2 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1945
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
History\United States\Black History  Search this
State of being\death\execution  Search this
Portrait male\full length  Search this
Portrait male\full length  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Object number:
1967.59.649
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Painting and Sculpture
On View:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1st Floor, West Wing
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk70e5da3db-6bc3-4512-9086-2929dc2a25fb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1967.59.649

Nat Turner

Artist:
William H. Johnson, born Florence, SC 1901-died Central Islip, NY 1970  Search this
Sitter:
Nat Turner  Search this
Medium:
oil on paperboard
Dimensions:
31 3/8 x 25 7/8 in. (79.8 x 65.7 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1945
Topic:
African American  Search this
Monument\gravestone  Search this
History\United States\Black History  Search this
State of being\death\execution  Search this
Object\weapon\gun  Search this
Portrait male\full length  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Object number:
1967.59.658
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Painting and Sculpture
On View:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1st Floor, West Wing
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7ee8218d6-f5cf-422c-be9b-05c9588e3647
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1967.59.658

Three Great Abolitionists: A. Lincoln, F. Douglass, J. Brown

Artist:
William H. Johnson, born Florence, SC 1901-died Central Islip, NY 1970  Search this
Sitter:
Abraham Lincoln  Search this
John Brown  Search this
Frederick Douglass  Search this
Medium:
oil on paperboard
Dimensions:
37 3/8 x 34 1/4 in. (94.9 x 87.0 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1945
Topic:
History\United States\Black History  Search this
Allegory\civic\unity  Search this
Portrait male  Search this
State of being\death\execution  Search this
Portrait male  Search this
Portrait male  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Object number:
1983.95.51
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Painting and Sculpture
On View:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1st Floor, West Wing
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk71e1cb4ed-b2aa-443d-8bf8-0c5f57164a62
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1983.95.51

The Little Rock Nine

Artist:
Sandra Noble, born Detroit, MI 1941  Search this
Medium:
cotton fabric and batting
Dimensions:
52 3/8 x 55 1/2 in. (133.0 x 141.0 cm)
Type:
Decorative Arts-Fiber
Quilt
Crafts
Date:
2012
Topic:
History\United States\Black History  Search this
History\United States\Arkansas  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Carolyn L. Mazloomi
Copyright:
© 2023, Sandra E. Noble
Object number:
2023.20.4
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Renwick Gallery
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk75f551b85-95d8-4779-b3ac-49b37e1aaba8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2023.20.4

Emancipation Monument, (sculpture)

Title:
Lincoln Emancipation, (sculpture)
Freedom's Memorial, (sculpture)
Sculptor:
Ball, Thomas 1819-1911  Search this
Architect:
Babcock, O. E.  Search this
Founder:
Royal Foundry  Search this
Subject:
Lincoln, Abraham  Search this
Archer, Alexander  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite with bronze plaques
Culture:
African American  Search this
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Washington District of Columbia
Located Lincoln Park East Capitol & 11th Streets, N.E Washington District of Columbia
Date:
Modeled 1874. Cast 1875. Dedicated April 14, 1876
Topic:
Portrait male--Full length  Search this
Occupation--Political--President  Search this
Occupation--Law--Lawyer  Search this
Figure male--Full length  Search this
State of Being--Other--Enslaved  Search this
History--United States--Black History  Search this
History--United States--Emancipation Proclamation  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Control number:
IAS 76004862
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_15809

Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Scofield, Levi T. 1842-1917  Search this
Founder:
American Bronze Company  Search this
Subject:
Barnett, James  Search this
Scofield, Levi  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture and reliefs: bronze; Column and pedestal: dark Quincy granite and Amherst stone
Culture:
African American  Search this
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by Cuyahoga County Department of Central Services 208 St. Clair Avenue, N.W., Charles Building Cleveland Ohio 44113
Located Public Square Monument Park, southeast quadrant Cleveland Ohio
Date:
Dedicated July 4, 1894
Topic:
Architecture--Detail--Column  Search this
Figure group  Search this
History--United States--Military history  Search this
History--United States--Black History  Search this
History--United States--Ohio  Search this
Occupation--Military--Soldier  Search this
Occupation--Military--Sailor  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Allegory--Civic--Liberty  Search this
Portrait male--Bust  Search this
Control number:
IAS 76008013
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_18785

Emancipation Group, (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Ball, Thomas 1819-1911  Search this
Founder:
Royal Foundry  Search this
Subject:
Lincoln, Abraham  Search this
Washington, George  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite
Culture:
African American  Search this
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by City of Boston Office of Cultural Affairs Boston City Hall, Room 716 Boston Massachusetts 02201
Located Park Square Boston Massachusetts
Date:
Modeled 1874. Cast 1877 or 1879
Topic:
Portrait male--Full length  Search this
Occupation--Political--President  Search this
Occupation--Law--Lawyer  Search this
Figure male--Full length  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
State of Being--Other--Enslaved  Search this
Portrait male  Search this
History--United States--Civil War  Search this
History--United States--Black History  Search this
Control number:
IAS 76008840
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_19571

Reverend Charles T. Torrey Monument, (sculpture)

Title:
Charles Torrey Monument, (sculpture)
Slave Monument, (sculpture)
Sculptor:
Carew, Thomas A. active 1843-1860  Search this
Carew, J.  Search this
Subject:
Torrey, Charles T  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: marble; Base: granite
Culture:
African American  Search this
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Gravestone
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Mt. Auburn Cemetery Cambridge Massachusetts
Topic:
Portrait male--Bust  Search this
Occupation--Other--Reformer  Search this
Occupation--Religion--Clergy  Search this
Figure female--Nude  Search this
Figure female--Full length  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
History--United States--Black History  Search this
Control number:
IAS 76009235
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_19958

The Fugitive's Story, (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Rogers, John H. 1829-1904  Search this
Subject:
Garrison, William Lloyd  Search this
Beecher, Henry Ward  Search this
Whittier, John Greenleaf  Search this
Medium:
Plaster
Culture:
African American  Search this
Type:
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Durham Center Museum, Inc East Durham New York 12423
Date:
September 7, 1869
Topic:
Ethnic  Search this
State of Being--Other--Enslaved  Search this
Portrait male  Search this
History--United States--Black History  Search this
Control number:
IAS 34260011
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_23557

Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial: The Slave, (sculpture)

Title:
Slave, (sculpture)
Sculptor:
Sardeau, Helene 1899-1969  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: limestone; Base: limestone
Culture:
African American  Search this
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Coadministered by City of Philadelphia Fairmount Park Commission Memorial Hall, West Park, P. O. Box 21601 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19131
Coadministered by Fairmount Park Art Association 1616 Walnut Street, Suite 2012 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19103
Located Fairmount Park Central Terrace, Kelly Drive south of Girard Avenue Bridge Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Date:
Installed 1940
Topic:
Figure male--Full length  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
History--United States--Black History  Search this
State of Being--Other--Enslaved  Search this
State of Being--Other--Imprisonment  Search this
Control number:
IAS 88320070
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_307265

(African-American Experience Installation), (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Smith, Charles 1936-  Search this
Subject:
Tubman, Harriet  Search this
King, Rodney  Search this
Turner, Nat  Search this
Garvey, Marcus  Search this
Till, Emmett  Search this
Attucks, Crispus  Search this
Medium:
Mixture of concrete and straw, stone, metal, and wood
Culture:
African American  Search this
Type:
Sculptures-Folk
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Place:
Illinois
Aurora
Topic:
Ethnic  Search this
History--United States--Black History  Search this
Figure group  Search this
Allegory--Civic--Injustice  Search this
State of Being--Evil--Violence  Search this
Portrait female  Search this
Portrait male  Search this
Homage--King, Martin Luther, Jr  Search this
History--United States--Vietnam War  Search this
Control number:
IAS IL000114
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_311460

Expelled Because of Color, (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Riddle, John 1933-  Search this
Founder:
Frank Colson Studios  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete
Culture:
African American  Search this
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by State of Georgia Georgia Building Authority 1 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive Atlanta Georgia 30334
Located Georgia State Capitol Atlanta Georgia
Date:
1976. Dedicated 1977
Topic:
Ethnic  Search this
History--United States--Black History  Search this
Occupation--Political--Legislator  Search this
Allegory--Civic--Liberty  Search this
Control number:
IAS GA000033
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_316889

Biddy Mason: Time and Place, (sculpture)

Sculptor:
de Bretteville, Sheila Levrant 1940-  Search this
Contractor:
John Hogue Construction  Search this
Subject:
Mason, Biddy  Search this
Medium:
Concrete wall with plaques, text and photographs
Culture:
African American  Search this
Type:
Sculptures-Mural
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by City of Los Angeles Art Program 354 South Spring Street, 7th floor Los Angeles California 90013
Located Biddy Mason Park Broadway Spring Center Garage 331 South Spring Street Los Angeles California
Date:
Commissioned 1989. Dedicated 1991
Topic:
Portrait female--Bust  Search this
Architecture--Detail--Wall  Search this
Occupation--Medicine--Nurse  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
History--United States--Black History  Search this
Object--Art Object--Photograph  Search this
Object--Written Matter--Letter  Search this
Control number:
IAS CA000447
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_318996

(Faithful Slaves), (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Unknown  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: marble; Base: marble and brick
Culture:
African American  Search this
Type:
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Obelisk
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by City of Fort Mill Mayor's Office Tom Hall Street Fort Mill South Carolina 29715
Located Confederate Park Main Street Fort Mill South Carolina
Date:
Installed 1895
Topic:
History--United States--Civil War  Search this
History--United States--Black History  Search this
Allegory--Quality--Faith  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Figure female--Full length  Search this
Occupation--Domestic--Nursemaid  Search this
Figure--Child--Full length  Search this
Figure male--Full length  Search this
Occupation--Farm--Harvesting  Search this
Object--Tool--Scythe  Search this
Control number:
IAS SC000094
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_321136

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