William H. JohnsonJitterbugs (II), Smithsonian American Art Museum

Artist: William H. Johnson, born Florence, SC 1901-died Central Islip, NY 1970
Type: Graphic Arts-Print
Date: ca. 1941
Topic: Figure group
     Ethnic\African-American
     Recreation\dancing
     Object\musical instrument\horn
Object number: 1971.134
Medium: serigraph on newspaper
Credit Line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Douglas E. Younger
Persistent URL:http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=11787
Repository:Smithsonian American Art Museum

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Jitterbugs II

Washington, D.C., USA

A vibrant and stylized depiction of African Americans dancing the jitterbug in a lively social setting.