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Mecklenburg, Virginia M. [Author] ; Johnson, William Henry [Illustrator]; Bunch, Lonnie [Writer of preface]; Farrell, Tiffany D. [Contributor]; Rohan, Emily H. [Contributor] Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, DC, Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, DC

Fighters for freedom

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  • Media type: Book; Still Image; Exhibition Catalogue
  • Title: Fighters for freedom : William H. Johnson picturing justice
  • Contributor: Mecklenburg, Virginia M. [Author]; Johnson, William Henry [Illustrator]; Bunch, Lonnie [Writer of preface]; Farrell, Tiffany D. [Contributor]; Rohan, Emily H. [Contributor]
  • Published: Washington, DC: Smithsonian American Art Museum, [2024]
    New York: Scala Arts Publishers, Inc., [2024]
  • Extent: 171 Seiten; Illustrationen
  • Language: English
  • ISBN: 9781785515354
  • RVK notation: LI 99999 : Sonstige (CSN der Person)
    LO 94030 : allgemein
  • Keywords: Johnson, William Henry > Malerei > Holzschnitt > Mensch > Geschichte > Person of Color > Geschichte 1926-1945
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  • Description: "William H. Johnson painted his Fighters for Freedom series in the mid-1940s as a tribute to African American activists, scientists, teachers, and performers as well as international leaders. "Fighters for Freedom: William H. Johnson Picturing Justice" presents colorful and engaging portraits of figures like Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, and Booker T. Washington, highlighting their achievements and underscoring the nation's struggle for freedom and equality. About thirty entries complement Johnson's artworks from the Smithsonian American Art Museum's touring exhibition. Related items from around the Smithsonian, such as Marian Anderson's concert dress and Nat Turner's bible, provide more insight to these real-life heroes. In his preface, Lonnie Bunch, a historian and the first African American leader of the Smithsonian, traces the nation's arc toward greater liberty. An introduction by curator Virginia Mecklenburg describes the life and work of artist William H. Johnson. The catalogue entries detail the varied accomplishments of the activists in Johnson's powerful painting series"--

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  • Shelf-mark: 2024 2 000335
  • Item ID: 35168204
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