Artist Monograph

William H. Johnson, American

American, 1901–1970

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Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Screenprint	6	66.7%
Tempera	1	11.1%
Gouache	1	11.1%
Oil Painting	1	11.1%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	8	88.9%
Painting & Sculpture	1	11.1%

Classification Types

Print — 7
Drawing — 1
Painting — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Medium (30–100 cm)	9	100%

Range: 43.2 cm → 48.3 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
2001	1
2014	6
2016	1
2017	1

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 9 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Blind Singer Print Acc. 2501.2001	c. 1940	Screenprint with tempera additions	composition and sheet: 17 1/2 x 11 1/2" (44.5 x 29.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Riva Castleman Endowment Fund and The Friends of Education of The Museum of Modern Art
Children Painting Acc. 6.2016	1941	Oil and pencil on wood panel	17 1/2 × 12 1/2" (44.5 × 31.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller (by exchange), Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, and the Hudgins Family
Jitterbugs II Print Acc. 284.2014	c. 1941	Screenprint and pochoir with hand additions	composition and sheet: 17 x 13 3/4" (43.2 x 35 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller (by exchange), Committee on Prints and Illustrated Books Fund, The General Print Fund, The Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III Endowment, Dian Woodner, and Gift of Jake Milgram Wien
Jitterbugs V Print Acc. 285.2014	c. 1941	Screenprint and pochoir with hand additions	composition and sheet: 17 1/2 x 11 1/4" (44.4 x 28.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller (by exchange), Committee on Prints and Illustrated Books Fund, The General Print Fund, The Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III Endowment, Dian Woodner, and Gift of Jake Milgram Wien
Off to War Print Acc. 286.2014	c. 1941	Screenprint and pochoir with hand additions	composition and sheet: 13 5/8 x 17 3/4" (34.6 x 45.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller (by exchange), Committee on Prints and Illustrated Books Fund, The General Print Fund, The Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III Endowment, Dian Woodner, and Gift of Jake Milgram Wien
Proof for Folk Family Print Acc. 283.2014	c. 1941	Screenprint and pochoir with hand additions	composition (irreg.): 17 1/2 x 13 3/4" (44.5 x 34.9 cm); sheet: 17 7/8 x 13 3/4" (45.4 x 34.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller (by exchange), Committee on Prints and Illustrated Books Fund, The General Print Fund, The Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III Endowment, Dian Woodner, and Gift of Jake Milgram Wien
Street Musicians Print Acc. 287.2014	c. 1941	Screenprint and pochoir with hand additions	composition and sheet: 17 3/4 x 14" (45.1 x 35.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller (by exchange), Committee on Prints and Illustrated Books Fund, The General Print Fund, The Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III Endowment, Dian Woodner, and Gift of Jake Milgram Wien
Training for War Print Acc. 288.2014	c. 1941	Screenprint and pochoir with hand additions	composition and sheet: 11 7/16 x 17 3/8" (29 x 44.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller (by exchange), Committee on Prints and Illustrated Books Fund, The General Print Fund, The Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III Endowment, Dian Woodner, and Gift of Jake Milgram Wien
Homesteaders Drawing Acc. 628.2017	c. 1942	Gouache, ink, and pencil on paper	19 × 15 3/8" (48.3 × 39.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Merrill C. Berman and Dalia S. Berman