{"id":142,"date":"2017-10-27T10:03:18","date_gmt":"2017-10-27T14:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/blacksineurope\/?p=142"},"modified":"2020-02-25T16:18:51","modified_gmt":"2020-02-25T21:18:51","slug":"william-h-johnson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/blacksineurope\/2017\/10\/27\/william-h-johnson\/","title":{"rendered":"William H. Johnson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-142 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/blacksineurope\/files\/2017\/10\/WHJ2.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"255\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/blacksineurope\/files\/2017\/10\/WHJ2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/blacksineurope\/files\/2017\/10\/WHJ2.jpg 255w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/blacksineurope\/files\/2017\/10\/WHJ2-161x210.jpg 161w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/blacksineurope\/files\/2017\/10\/WHJ4.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"198\" height=\"254\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/blacksineurope\/files\/2017\/10\/WHJ4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/blacksineurope\/files\/2017\/10\/WHJ4.jpg 198w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/blacksineurope\/files\/2017\/10\/WHJ4-164x210.jpg 164w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/blacksineurope\/files\/2017\/10\/WHJ1.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/blacksineurope\/files\/2017\/10\/WHJ1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/blacksineurope\/files\/2017\/10\/WHJ1.jpg 330w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/blacksineurope\/files\/2017\/10\/WHJ1-167x210.jpg 167w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/blacksineurope\/files\/2017\/10\/WHJ1-280x353.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/blacksineurope\/files\/2017\/10\/Johnson3.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"393\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/blacksineurope\/files\/2017\/10\/Johnson3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/blacksineurope\/files\/2017\/10\/Johnson3.jpg 393w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/blacksineurope\/files\/2017\/10\/Johnson3-179x210.jpg 179w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/blacksineurope\/files\/2017\/10\/Johnson3-280x328.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 393px) 100vw, 393px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/blacksineurope\/files\/2017\/10\/Johnson2.gif' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"344\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/blacksineurope\/files\/2017\/10\/Johnson2.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<br \/>\nBorn in Florence, South Carolina, on March 18, 1901, William H. Johnson studied at the National Academy of Design; the Cape Cod School of Art, under Charles Hawthorne; in southern France from 1926 to 1929; and in Denmark and Norway from 1930 to 1938. Johnson was a pioneering black modernist whose ever-developing work went from abstract expressionist landscape and flower studies influenced by Vincent Van Gogh, to studies of black life in America, and finally to abstract figure studies in the manner of Georges Rouault.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Director&#039;s Choice - I Baptize Thee by William H. Johnson\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Nl7-xS_7B0c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>His exhibits include the Harmon Foundation, which awarded him a gold medal in 1929; Aarlins, Denmark, 1935; the Baltimore Museum, 1939; and the American Negro Exposition in Chicago, 1940. He produced one-person shows in Copenhagen in 1935, and at New York&#8217;s Artists Gallery in 1938. His notable works include <em>Booker T. Washington<\/em>, <em>Young Man in Vest<\/em>, <em>Descent from the Cross<\/em>, and <em>On a John Brown Flight<\/em>. Johnson died on April 13, 1970.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"William Johnson Visual Artist - October Gallery\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Yc9FaEZIi8E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Citations:<br \/>\n<div  class=\"pods-ui-notice pods-ui-notice-notice pods-ui-notice-notice-error pods-ui-notice-is-dismissible pods-ui-notice-front\"><p><strong>Pods Embed Error:<\/strong> Pod not found.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Born: <div  class=\"pods-ui-notice pods-ui-notice-notice pods-ui-notice-notice-error pods-ui-notice-is-dismissible pods-ui-notice-front\"><p><strong>Pods Embed Error:<\/strong> Pod not found.<\/p><\/div> at <div  class=\"pods-ui-notice pods-ui-notice-notice pods-ui-notice-notice-error pods-ui-notice-is-dismissible pods-ui-notice-front\"><p><strong>Pods Embed Error:<\/strong> Pod not found.<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nDied: <div  class=\"pods-ui-notice pods-ui-notice-notice pods-ui-notice-notice-error pods-ui-notice-is-dismissible pods-ui-notice-front\"><p><strong>Pods Embed Error:<\/strong> Pod not found.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/blacksineurope\/files\/2017\/10\/WHJ1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-145\" \/>Born in Florence, South Carolina, on March 18, 1901, William H. Johnson studied at the National Academy of Design; the Cape Cod School of Art, under Charles Hawthorne; in southern France from 1926 to 1929; and in Denmark and Norway from 1930 to 1938. <\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/blacksineurope\/2017\/10\/27\/william-h-johnson\/\">Continue Reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">William H. 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