Known as the "father of automobile body design" Johnson began as a carriage designer. He purchased and ran the Technical School for Carriage and Automobile Draftsmen and Mechanics in New York City and in 1920 was brought to Detroit, Mich. by the Fisher brothers to teach automobile design at Cass Technical High School. From 1918 to his death he operated the Correspondence School for Automobile Body Makers, Designers and Draftsmen and for Carriage and Wagon Mechanics from his home in Gray, Maine. Some of his students were Charles W. Nash, William C. Durant, Frederick A. Fisher, Edward F. Fisher, Alfred J. Fisher, Otto Graebner, Carl B. Parsons and Raymond Dietrich. He was also instrumental in founding the Alumni Association for the Technical School for Automobile Body Designers and Engineers and was a lifelong member of the Automotive Engineers' Association and the Society of Automotive Engineers.
From the description of Papers of Andrew F. Johnson, 1882-1943. (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 52275826
