James Weldon Johnson

National Portrait Gallery
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Object Details

Artist
Winold Reiss, 16 Sep 1886 - 29 Aug 1953
Sitter
James Weldon Johnson, 17 Jun 1871 - 27 Jun 1938
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; purchase funded by Lawrence A. Fleischman and Howard Garfinkle with a matching grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
c. 1920
Object number
NPG.72.78
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
Drawing
Medium
Pastel on illustration board
Dimensions
76.3cm x 54.7cm (30 1/16" x 21 9/16"), Accurate
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Topic
Costume\Jewelry\Ring
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
James Weldon Johnson: Male
James Weldon Johnson: Law and Crime\Lawyer
James Weldon Johnson: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer
James Weldon Johnson: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\University
James Weldon Johnson: Literature\Writer\Poet
James Weldon Johnson: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Songwriter
James Weldon Johnson: Literature\Writer\Novelist
James Weldon Johnson: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist\Civil rights leader
James Weldon Johnson: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\School administrator\Principal
James Weldon Johnson: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Consul\US Consul
James Weldon Johnson: Education and Scholarship\Scholar\Translator
Portrait
Record ID
npg_NPG.72.78
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm408d5a5ae-2d39-4f40-a419-5043bc33f57e
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