Bibliograph

Homecoming, the art and life of William H. Johnson, Richard J. Powell ; introduction by Martin Puryear

Type

Label

Homecoming, the art and life of William H. Johnson, Richard J. Powell ; introduction by Martin Puryear

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-248) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

resource.governmentPublication

federal national government publication

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Homecoming

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

23732317

Responsibility statement

Richard J. Powell ; introduction by Martin Puryear

Sub title

the art and life of William H. Johnson

Summary

This distinctive volume focuses on the memorable paintings of noted African American modernist William Henry Johnson. Born and raised in a segregated South Carolina town, Johnson (1901-1970) became an expatriate experimental painter in Paris, then Scandinavia. As an African American working in Europe, he drew on primitivism and his travels in North Africa, exploring styles ranging from Northern European expressionism to boldly colorful narratives. Returning to New York in 1938 with his Danish wife, Johnson captured the edginess of city life in bluesy, nervous paintings. Johnson was ultimately struck with a debilitating mental illness that confined him to a state hospital for the rest of his life, virtually removing his work from the American Art scene. This book resurrects the story of one of America's most original artist

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