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Joshua Johnson

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WikidataQ958068

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1 cross-verified · 5 single-source

BiographyMuseum· 88%✓
Birth yearMuseum· 80%
Death yearMuseum· 80%
NationalityMuseum· 80%
Primary mediumMuseum· 80%
Profile imageMuseum· 80%

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About

Why this artist matters now

Joshua Johns[t]on was an American painter from the vicinity of Baltimore, Maryland of African and European ancestry. Johnson is known for his portrait paintings of prominent Maryland residents and their children. He was the "earliest documented professional African-American painter".

Source: Museum · Trust score: 100% · Updated 2mo ago

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Smithsonian American Art Museum Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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Artworks (13)

Adelina Morton

1810 · oil paint

overall: 61.5 x 51.4 cm (24 3/16 x 20 1/4 in.) framed: 77.2 x 66.7 x 7.5 cm (30 3/8 x 26 1/4 x 2 15/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Portrait of Mrs. Barbara Baker Murphy (Wife of Sea Captain)

1810 · oil paint

21 3/4 x 17 5/8 in. (55.3 x 44.8 cm.)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Portrait of Sea Captain John Murphy

1810 · oil paint

21 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. (54.6 x 44.5 cm.)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Westwood Children

1807 · oil paint

overall: 104.5 x 117 cm (41 1/8 x 46 1/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Grace Allison McCurdy (Mrs. Hugh McCurdy) and Her Daughters, Mary Jane and Letitia Grace

1806 · oil paint

overall: 110.8 × 98.8 cm (43 5/8 × 38 7/8 in.) framed: 125.57 × 113.51 × 8.1 cm (49 7/16 × 44 11/16 × 3 3/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Mr. Baylor

1805 · oil paint

overall: 61 x 50 cm (24 x 19 11/16 in.) framed: 69.7 x 59.7 x 6.4 cm (27 7/16 x 23 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Sarah Ogden Gustin

1805 · oil paint

overall: 71.1 x 57.2 cm (28 x 22 1/2 in.) framed: 83.2 x 69.8 x 8.8 cm (32 3/4 x 27 1/2 x 3 7/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Elizabeth Grant Bankson Beatty (Mrs. James Beatty) and Her Daughter Susan

1805 · Oil on canvas

82.9 × 72.8 cm (32 5/8 × 28 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Emma Van Name

1805 · Oil on canvasPainting

29 × 23 in. (73.7 × 58.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Edward and Sarah Rutter

1805 · oil paint

36 x 32 in. (91.4 x 81.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Elizabeth Grant Bankson Beatty (Mrs. James Beatty) and Her Daughter Susan

1805 · Oil on canvas

82.9 × 72.8 cm (32 5/8 × 28 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of Adelia Ellender

1803 · oil paint

26 1/4 x 21 1/8 in. (66.7 x 53.7 cm.)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Family Group

1800 · oil paint

overall: 88.5 x 136 cm (34 13/16 x 53 9/16 in.) framed: 101 x 148 x 5.6 cm (39 3/4 x 58 1/4 x 2 3/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

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Artwork sources (5)

13 published of 33 catalogued · 32 with image

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Smithsonian
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Art Institute Chicago
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The Met
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+ 1 more source · 20 catalogued, not yet published

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50 entries · 1 sources

Portrait of Sea Captain John Murphy
1810 · Smithsonian · 5 prov
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Portrait of Adelia Ellender
1803 · Smithsonian · 5 prov
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Family Group
1800 · Nga · 5 prov
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Edward and Sarah Rutter
1805 · Met · 5 prov
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Sarah Ogden Gustin
1805 · Nga · 5 prov
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Mr. Baylor
1805 · Nga · 5 prov
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The Westwood Children
1807 · Nga · 5 prov
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Adelina Morton
1810 · Nga · 5 prov
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Portrait of Mrs. Barbara Baker Murphy (Wife of Sea Captain)
1810 · Smithsonian · 5 prov
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Grace Allison McCurdy (Mrs. Hugh McCurdy) and Her Daughters, Mary Jane and Letitia Grace
1806 · Nga · 5 prov
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Art Institute of Chicago

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Smithsonian American Art Museum Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Smithsonian American Art Museum

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Art Institute of Chicago

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National Gallery of Art

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