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Richard J. Powell papers

1971-1992

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Papers, 1980-1992, mostly concerning art historian Richard Powell's research and writings on African American painter William H. Johnson (1901-1970). Found is Powell's correspondence with Robert Baehr, Sigrid Bondo, Adelyn Breeskin, David C. Driskell, Michel Fabre, Robert Ferris Thompson, ?ystein Hjort, Margo Humphrey, Gregers Krake, Richard A. Long, Torben Lundbæk, Virginia Mecklenburg, Jostein Nerbøvik, Mette Nørredam, James Parker, Jules D. Prown, Kjetil Tandstad, Judith Wilson, Debbie Wood, and Danish and Scandinavian museums and associations. There are also two illustrated research/travel journals containing Powell's comments on Johnson's works of art, related thoughts, slide lists, notes from his lectures at the Sorbonne in Paris, and other experiences dating from July 14 to November 28, 1984, and January 1 to June 20, 1985; two wall calendars, 1984-1985, noting appointments and exhibition openings; a notebook, loose notes and other writings; postcards, reseach files that contain photocopies of printed material and other primary documents about Johnson including clippings from foreign newspapers with translations; printed material concerning the exhibition <emph render="italic">Homecoming: William H. Johnson and Afro-America, 1938-1946</emph>, curated by Powell at the National Museum of American Art, 1991-1992; photographs (copy prints, contact prints, and negatives) of Johnson and his artwork; and miscellany.

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Johnson, William H., 1901-1970

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William H. Johnson (1901-1970) was a painter, printmaker, typographer, and teacher from New York, N.Y. From the description of William H. Johnson papers, 1922-1971, bulk 1926-1956. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646393606 From the description of William H. Johnson papers, 1922-1971, bulk 1926-1956. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 233006977 William H. Johnson (b. 1901-d. 1970), African-American Harlem Renaissance painter. From the description of Johnson, W...

Powell, Richard J., 1953-....

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Art historian, Durham, North Carolina. Powell curated the exhibition Homecoming: William H. Johnson and Afro-America, 1938-1946, at the National Museum of American Art, 1991-1992. From the guide to the Richard J. Powell papers, 1971-1992, (Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution) Art historian, curator; Washington, D.C. (National Museum of American Art). From the description of Richard J. Powell papers, 1971-1992. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81380229...