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1765 near Baltimore, Maryland - 1830. Known for: Naive family portrait painting, often with pets.
Reportedly America's first professional black artist that was a free man, Joshua Johnson, whose name is written both as Johnson and Johnston, was originally from the West Indies and then came to the... Read full biography
Reportedly America's first professional black artist that was a free man, Joshua Johnson, whose name is written both as Johnson and Johnston, was originally from the West Indies and then came to the American South. He was an itinerant portrait painter among wealthy plantation owners in Maryland and... Read full biography
Reportedly America's first professional black artist that was a free man, Joshua Johnson, whose name is written both as Johnson and Johnston, was originally from the West Indies and then came to the American South. He was an itinerant portrait painter among wealthy plantation owners in Maryland and Virginia, and his style was derived from the conventional English portrait style of bust-length poses and arranged backdrops. His portrait figures are stiff, prim and flat in appearance, and quite... Read full biography
Reportedly America's first professional black artist that was a free man, Joshua Johnson, whose name is written both as Johnson and Johnston, was originally from the West Indies and then came to the American South. He was an itinerant portrait painter among wealthy plantation owners in Maryland and Virginia, and his style was derived from the conventional English portrait style of bust-length poses and arranged backdrops. His portrait figures are stiff, prim and flat in appearance, and quite often have a dog posed on the lap of the sitter. He was the first known African-American professional portrait painter to work in the United States. According to his advertisement in the Baltimore Intelligencer, December 19, 1798, he was a "self-taught... Read full biography
Reportedly America's first professional black artist that was a free man, Joshua Johnson, whose name is written both as Johnson and Johnston, was originally from the West Indies and then came to the American South. He was an itinerant portrait painter among wealthy plantation owners in Maryland and Virginia, and his style was derived from the conventional English portrait style of bust-length poses and arranged backdrops. His portrait figures are stiff, prim and flat in appearance, and quite often have a dog posed on the lap of the sitter. He was the first known African-American professional portrait painter to work in the United States. According to his advertisement in the Baltimore Intelligencer, December 19, 1798, he was a "self-taught genius." . He was listed in the Baltimore directory as a portrait painter, 1796 to 1824, and after... Read full biography
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- Transatlantic Currents: Paintings at MesdaJanuary 2007McInnis, Maurie D.The Magazine Antiques
- The Rise of African American ArtSeptember 2003Kinsella, EileenARTnews
- The Top 100 Collectors in AmericaMarch 2003Cochran, B.L. and R.DArt & Antiques
- Museum AccessionsNovember 2002Gustafson, Eleanor H.The Magazine Antiques
- Current and ComingAugust 2000Editors, Magazine AntiquesThe Magazine Antiques
- Evolution of African-American ArtAugust 2000Hampton, R KumasiAmerican Art Review
- Date BookJanuary 2000EditorsArt & Auction
- Eye on AmericanOctober 1997Editors, Art & AuctionArt & Auction
- Museum AccessionsNovember 1995Gustafson, Eleanor HThe Magazine Antiques