William Henry Johnson is a quintessential American painter whose work was almost lost to obscurity. His paintings traversed movements. He was a part of the Harlem Renaissance and he has been described as an Expressionist, an Impressionist, a Cubist and as a folk artist.

Eleanor IgweJuly 12, 2019william h. johnson, painting, paint, moderist, modernist art, 1960'sart, artist, National Academy of Design, 1920s, Charles Webster Hawthorne, Art Institute of ChicagoComment