"My aim is to express in a natural way what I feel, what is in me,
both rhythmically and spiritually, all that which in time has been
saved up in my family of primitiveness and tradition, and which is
now concentrated in me." -William H. Johnson
An essential figure in modern American art, William H. Johnson
(1901-1970) was a virtuoso skilled in various media and techniques,
who produced thousands of works over a career that spanned decades,
continents, and genres. This volume considers paintings from the
collection of Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland, that
show the pivotal stages in Johnson's career as a modernist painter
of post-impressionist and expressionist works reminiscent of
Cezanne, Van Gogh, and Soutine, and the vernacular paintings in
which he articulates his specific, unforgettable voice as an
artist.
In this lavishly illustrated book, some of the world's premier
scholars of William H. Johnson and African American art history
examine the artist and his artistic genius in fresh new ways,
including his relationship with one of his earliest patrons, the
Harmon Foundation; the critical role played by scholars at the
nation's historically black colleges and universities; the context
of Johnson's experiences living in Harlem and his deep southern
roots; and Johnson as a trailblazer in the genres of still life and
landscape painting.
Richard J. Powell is the John Spencer Bassett Professor of Art
and Art History at Duke University. Other contributors are Aaron
Bryant, David C. Driskell, Leslie King-Hammond, and Lowery Stokes
Sims.
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