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
Date
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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Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Topic
Costume\Jewelry\Ring
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
James Weldon Johnson: Male
James Weldon Johnson: Law and Crime\Lawyer
James Weldon Johnson: Arts and Culture\Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer
James Weldon Johnson: Arts and Culture\Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\University
James Weldon Johnson: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Poet
James Weldon Johnson: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Songwriter
James Weldon Johnson: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Novelist
James Weldon Johnson: Social Welfare and Reform\Reformer\Social reformer\Civil rights activist\Civil rights leader
James Weldon Johnson: Arts and Culture\Education and Scholarship\Administrator\School administrator\Principal
James Weldon Johnson: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Consul\US Consul
James Weldon Johnson: Arts and Culture\Education and Scholarship\Scholar\Translator
Portrait
Link to Original Record
Record ID
npg_NPG.72.78