Sowing / Wm. H. Johnson. – Historic Print
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(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic print of Sowing / Wm. H. Johnson.. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Sowing / Wm. H. Johnson.
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Mules pull the plow here, not a machine, which sets this silkscreen apart on a board about tractors. William H. Johnson made the print around 1940, when he was turning his bold, simplified style toward scenes of rural Black life and farm work. It comes from the records of the Harmon Foundation, which promoted African American artists between the 1920s and 1940s. Its flat planes of color and stylized figures reflect the folk art Johnson admired during his years in Europe.
| Created / published | [ca. 1940] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : silkscreen, color. |
| Genre | Screen prints Color 1930-1950. |
| Notes | No. FO-181-F (14). From Harmon Foundation, Inc. records. Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1971:154 |
| Subjects | African Americans--Employment--1930-1950. Agricultural laborers--1930-1950. Farming--1930-1950. Plowing--1930-1950. Country life--1930-1950. Mules--1930-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 2,400 × 1,596 px · prints to 8 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-216004 |
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