Homesteaders
1942 · Gouache, ink, and pencil on paper
19 × 15 3/8" (48.3 × 39.1 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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William H. Johnson
Artist
WA-00031879
PrintmakingPrimitivismExpressionism
Representation
None documented
2
Institutional Exhibitions
10
Works in Collection
25
Assets Indexed
1
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0
Publications Referenced
100%
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Art in War: OEM Purchases from a National Competition
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1942
Field Verification (1 fields)
0 cross-verified · 1 single-source
- BiographyMoMA· 93%
Source Registry (2)
- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
- SmithsonianTier 1 · Institutional90%
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Primitivism
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Printmaking
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Artworks (10)
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10 published of 19 catalogued · 19 with image
- MoMA9 publishedof 18 catalogued18 img
- Art Institute Chicago1 published1 img
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8Peers & Context3
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Art Institute of Chicago
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
In collection
Whitney Museum of American Art
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