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Portrait of a Girl

Joshua Johnsonc. 1810 - 1815

Harvard Art Museums

Harvard Art Museums
Cambridge, United States

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
  • Artist: Joshua Johnson
  • Type: Paintings
  • External Link: Harvard Art Museums
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
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