Mount Calvary
William H. Johnson returned to the United States in 1938 after living abroad in France and Scandinavia where he was initially trained in modernist visual language and later Northern folk art vernacular. Once he returned to America, Johnson immersed himself in African American traditions, creating work that spanned media and imagery?from landscapes and still lifes to portraiture and religious scenes. Mount Calvary is a striking piece, with elongated figures, bold colors and flattened space that typifies Johnson?s mature style. This gouache on paper is a study for the 1944 oil painting Christ Crucified, illustrating Johnson?s careful compositional planning and initial color choices. It is one among numerous biblical scenes that Johnson depicted.
William H. Johnson (1901 – 1970)
William H. Johnson (1901-1970) bol kľúčový americký maliar Harlem Renaissance, známy svojimi expresívnymi portrétmi a zobrazeniami života Afroameričanov v štýle ľudového umenia. Preskúmajte jeho silné modernistické diela plné symbolismu a duchovnosti.
SCAD Museum of Art (Savannah, USA)
Objavte súčasné umenie a dizajn v SCAD Museum of Art v Savannah! Spoznajte módu, fotografiu, afroamerické umenie a viac v historickej budove v štýle Greek Revival. Jedinečný vzdelávací zážitok.
O tomto dielo
- Názov: Mount Calvary
- Umenec: William H. Johnson
- Rok: 1944
- Formát: Landscape
- Stav autorského práva: Chránené autorským právom
- Kde si ho pozrieť: SCAD Museum of Art
- Pohyb: Northern Folk Expression
- Typ média: WallArt
- Obdobie tvorby: Mature Style
- Kontext korpusu: ritual , modernism
Základné informácie
- Subject or theme: Religious scene
- Artist: William H. Johnson
- Medium: Gouache on paper
- Artistic style: Abstract Expressionism
- Location: Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Movement: American Folk Art
- Year: 1944


