Object Details
Artist
William H. Johnson, born Florence, SC 1901-died Central Islip, NY 1970
Luce Center Label
This painting shows an old hotel in Florence, South Carolina, that was once a fashionable destination for visitors coming through by train. In the 1930s the Jacobia had fallen into disrepair and was used as a brothel. William H. Johnson painted this scene in the expressionist style that he had adopted while in Europe, exaggerating the crooked walls and sloping floors so that the structure appears ready to collapse.
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Date
1930
Object number
1967.59.741
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Painting
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
19 7/8 x 23 3/4 in. (50.5 x 60.4 cm.)
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Department
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Topic
Architecture Exterior\commercial\hotel
Architecture Exterior\commercial\Jacobia Hotel
Link to Original Record
Record ID
saam_1967.59.741