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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)

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SCAD Museum of Art (Savannah, United States of America)

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About this artwork

Title: Mount Calvary
Artist: william h. johnson
Year: 1944
Format: Landscape
Copyright status: Under copyright
Where to see it: SCAD Museum of Art
Movement: Northern Folk Expression
Medium type: WallArt
Creative period: Mature Style
Corpus context: ritual , modernism

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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

Mount Calvary

william h. johnson (1901 – 1970)

SCAD Museum of Art (Savannah, United States of America)

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