The following, submitted November 2005, is written by L. Kemp of the Thelma Johnson Streat Project. Thelma Beatrice Johnson was born in Yakima, Washington on August 29, 1912 to James and Gertrude... Read full biography
The following, submitted November 2005, is written by L. Kemp of the Thelma Johnson Streat Project. Thelma Beatrice Johnson was born in Yakima, Washington on August 29, 1912 to James and Gertrude Johnson. The family moved to Boise, Idaho, and then to Pendleton, Oregon before settling in Portland.... Read full biography
The following, submitted November 2005, is written by L. Kemp of the Thelma Johnson Streat Project. Thelma Beatrice Johnson was born in Yakima, Washington on August 29, 1912 to James and Gertrude Johnson. The family moved to Boise, Idaho, and then to Pendleton, Oregon before settling in Portland. Johnson (Streat) evinced a natural ability in the arts at early age and began painting at age seven. After graduating from Washington High School in Portland in 1932, Johnson set out to pursue a career... Read full biography
The following, submitted November 2005, is written by L. Kemp of the Thelma Johnson Streat Project. Thelma Beatrice Johnson was born in Yakima, Washington on August 29, 1912 to James and Gertrude Johnson. The family moved to Boise, Idaho, and then to Pendleton, Oregon before settling in Portland. Johnson (Streat) evinced a natural ability in the arts at early age and began painting at age seven. After graduating from Washington High School in Portland in 1932, Johnson set out to pursue a career in art. On January 27 of the following year, singer Roland Hayes purchased four of her paintings, including a Portrait of Roland Hayes. In July, two paintings appeared in a non-jury exhibit at the New York Public Library sponsored by the Harmon... Read full biography
The following, submitted November 2005, is written by L. Kemp of the Thelma Johnson Streat Project. Thelma Beatrice Johnson was born in Yakima, Washington on August 29, 1912 to James and Gertrude Johnson. The family moved to Boise, Idaho, and then to Pendleton, Oregon before settling in Portland. Johnson (Streat) evinced a natural ability in the arts at early age and began painting at age seven. After graduating from Washington High School in Portland in 1932, Johnson set out to pursue a career in art. On January 27 of the following year, singer Roland Hayes purchased four of her paintings, including a Portrait of Roland Hayes. In July, two paintings appeared in a non-jury exhibit at the New York Public Library sponsored by the Harmon Foundation. She married Romaine Virgil Streat in 1935 and used... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (5)
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Art/Women/California, Parallels and Intersections, 1950-2000
2002
Fuller, Diana;Daniela Salvioni
0 pages (color)
Oregon Painters The First 100 Years:1859-1959
1999
Allen, Ginny & Jody Klevit
251 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Abstract Expressionism: Other Politics
1997
Gibson, Ann Eden
0 pages (color)
Afro-American Artists New York and Boston (Exhibition catalog)