Against the Odds, (painting)

Object Details

Notes: Mecklenburg, Virginia, "Fighters for Freedom: William H. Johnson Picturing Justice, " Washington, DC: Smithsonian American Art Museum in association with Scala Arts Publishers, Inc., 2024, pg. 154.; Mecklenburg, Virginia, "Fighters for Freedom: William H. Johnson Picturing Justice, " Washington, DC: Smithsonian American Art Museum in association with Scala Arts Publishers, Inc., 2024, pg. 155.; (Lower left:) W.H. Johnson signed; The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.

painter: Johnson, William H. 1901-1970
Subject: Robeson, Paul; Carver, George Washington; Louis, Joe; Hughes, Langston; White, Walter; Du Bois, W. E. B; Wright, Richard; Randolph, A. Philip; Johnson, Charles S; Johnson, Mordecai; Still, William Grant; Bethune, Mary McLeod; Anderson, Marian

Owner/Location: Hampton University Museum Marshall Avenue at the Waterfront Hampton Virginia 23668

Topic: Portrait male--Bust; Portrait female--Bust; Portrait female--Full length; Performing Arts--Theater--Performer; Performing Arts--Music--Voice; Performing Arts--Music--Composer; Occupation--Education--Teacher; Occupation--Education--University President; Occupation--Sport--Boxing; Occupation--Writer--Poet; Occupation--Writer--Editor; Occupation--Writer--Novelist; Occupation--Other--Reformer