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Joshua JohnsonWW-1810-276085
Catalogue
- Year
- 1810
- Medium
- oil paint
- Dimensions
- 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.)
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art
- Artist
- Joshua Johnson
Artist

Joshua Johnson
Painting
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".
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Record
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- Joshua Johnson
- Year
- 1810
- Medium
- oil paint
- Dimensions
- 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.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1810-276085
Source
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art
- Source
- nga
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified




