Joshua Johnson
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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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John Jacob Anderson and Sons, John and Edward, c. 1812, by Joshua Johnson, in the Brooklyn Museum
Captain Thomas Sprigg, c. 1805-1810, by Joshua Johnson, last recorded in a private collection in Maryland
Mrs. John Moale (Ellin North) and Her Granddaughter, Ellin North Moale. Oil on canvas, 40 1/2 x 35 3/8 in. Photographed in a private collection in Baltimore, Maryland
Mrs. Abraham White Jr. (Martha Bussey) and Rose Elizabeth White (Mrs. Abner Neale), c. 1810. Oil on canvas, 30 x 25 in. Photographed in a private collection in Westminster, Maryland
Grace Allison McCurdy and Her Daughters, Mary Jane and Letitia Grace, c. 1804, Corcoran Gallery of Art
The Westwood Children, c. 1807, National Gallery of ArtArtists from United States 6
About this person
Country
United StatesCategory
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1765 to 1830 · aged 65
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