Johnson, Avery, 1906-1990
Variant namesAvery Fischer Johnson was born in Wheaton, Illinois on April 3, 1906. He graduated with a B.A. from Wheaton College in 1928, and he graduated from the Chicago Art Institute in 1933. He worked for the Office of War Information from 1944 to 1945, and he taught at the Newark School of Fine and Industrial Arts from 1947 to 1960. His art is represented in the permanent collections of several museums, including the Newark Museum, the Phillbrook Museum, and the Library of Congress. His work is also represented in numerous private collections, including that of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He had numerous exhibitions, including one at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1967. He was also an illustrator, working for several publishing companies as an illustrator of children's books. He died in 1990.
From the description of Johnson, Avery Fischer, 1906-1990 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10611323
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| creatorOf | Avery Fisher Johnson Collection. 1937 - 1937. Etchings of Scenes in the U.S. Virgin Islands | National Archives at College Park | |
| creatorOf | Johnson, Avery, 1906-1990. Avery F. Johnson : artist file : study photographs and reproductions of works of art with accompanying documentation 1930?-1990 [graphic] [compiled by staff of The Museum of Modern Art, New York]. | Frick Art Reference Library of The Frick Collection | |
| creatorOf | Avery Fisher Johnson Collection. 1937 - 1937. Etchings of Scenes in the U.S. Virgin Islands | National Archives at College Park |
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Person
Birth 1906-04-03
Death 1990-07-02
Americans
English
