Training for war / W.H. Johnson. – Vintage Print
![Training for war / W.H. Johnson., [1941 or 1942] — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/f2/f2676bd6ee70-L.webp)
(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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This rare historic print captures Training for war / W.H. Johnson. in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Training for war / W.H. Johnson.
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Training for war" sets itself apart on this board through its direct subject: Black American men in military training in the early years of the Second World War, when the armed forces were still segregated. W.H. Johnson had studied and worked in Europe and Scandinavia before returning to New York, and in the early 1940s he turned to color silkscreen, producing simplified, flattened forms influenced by folk art. The print comes from the Harmon Foundation records, which promoted African American artists through exhibitions and awards during this period. The record dates it to 1941 or 1942, and Adelyn Breeskin's 1971 study of Johnson's work reproduces a similar image.
| Created / published | [1941 or 1942] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : silkscreen, color. |
| Genre | Silkscreen prints Color 1940-1950. |
| Notes | Similar image dated ca. 1941-1942 and reproduced in William H. Johnson, 1901-1970 / by Adelyn D. Breeskin. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, 1971, p. 168. From Harmon Foundation Inc., Records. Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1971:154 |
| Subjects | African Americans--Military service--1940-1950. World War, 1939-1945--Military personnel--1940-1950. Military training--1940-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 2,119 × 1,702 px · prints to 7 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-215921 |
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