James Weldon Johnson
Winold Reiss, 16 Sep 1886 - 29 Aug 1953
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- Printed illustration
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 22 x 14.9cm (8 11/16 x 5 7/8")
- Holding institution
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- Image provider
- smithsonian-national-portrait-gallery
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Art Genome Taxonomy
8 tags
Subject Matter
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Portrait Both · 99%
The catalog identifies the work as a portrait titled “James Weldon Johnson,” and the image presents a single named sitter in a formal waist-up pose.
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Individual Portrait Both · 99%
The metadata names James Weldon Johnson as the subject, while the image clearly depicts one identifiable individual rather than a group.
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Face Visual · 96%
The sitter’s face is the principal expressive focal point, with concentrated modeling around the eyes, brows, nose, and mouth.
Visual Qualities
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Linear Forms Visual · 93%
The portrait is constructed with controlled dark outlines defining the jacket, lapels, tie, cuff, hand, and facial features.
Medium and Techniques
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Prints Metadata · 99%
The catalog classifies the object as a print and specifies the medium as “Printed illustration.”
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Illustration Both · 98%
The catalog explicitly describes the medium as a printed illustration, and the image uses drawn contours, simplified fields, and selective color modeling in an illustrative portrait format.
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Work on Paper Metadata · 91%
The catalog gives the dimensions as a sheet measuring 22 x 14.9 cm; the supplied image also shows the printed image on a paper page.
Time Periods
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1918 - 1939 (Interwar) Art Metadata · 99%
The work is dated 1925, placing it within the catalog’s 1918–1939 interwar period.
Source & rights
Winold Reiss, 16 Sep 1886 - 29 Aug 1953. James Weldon Johnson. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution.