Joshua Johnson is the first documented African-American painter to work in the United States. He was a professional portrait painter who lived in Baltimore, Maryland. His birth and death dates, as well as place of birth and death, are unknown.
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Title: Portrait of a Girl
Creator Lifespan: c. 1763, active 1796-1824
Creator Nationality: American
Creator Death Place: probably Baltimore, MD
Creator Birth Place: probably Baltimore, MD
Date: c. 1810 - 1815
Physical Dimensions: w50.1 x h61.0 cm
Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of William S. Lieberman