Joshua Johnson

1764 — 1829

African American painter (1765–1830)

Joshua Johns[t]on was an American painter from the Baltimore, Maryland area of African and European ancestry. Johnson is known for his portrait paintings of prominent Maryland residents and their children. He was the "earliest documented professional African-American painter".

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Charles Herman Strickler Wilmans

Charles Herman Strickler Wilmans

Joshua Johnson Baltimore Museum of Art

Prudence Gough Carroll

Prudence Gough Carroll

John Spear Smith

John Spear Smith

Mary Buchanan Smith (1788-1868) (Later Mrs. John Edward Mansfield)

Mary Buchanan Smith (1788-1868) (Later Mrs. John Edward Mansfield)

Family Group

Joshua Johnson National Gallery of Art

Mrs. John Moale (Ellin North) and Her Granddaughter, Ellin North Moale

Mrs. John Moale (Ellin North) and Her Granddaughter, Ellin North Moale

Unidentified Woman

Unidentified Woman

Woman and Baby Wearing Green Gloves

Woman and Baby Wearing Green Gloves

Letitia Grace McCurdy

Letitia Grace McCurdy

Joshua Johnson M. H. de Young Memorial Museum

In the Garden

Joshua Johnson Baltimore Museum of Art

Mrs. James Beatty (Elizabeth Grant Bankson)

Mrs. James Beatty (Elizabeth Grant Bankson)

Portrait of Adelia Ellender

Portrait of Adelia Ellender

Joshua Johnson Smithsonian American Art Museum

Mr. and Mrs. James McCormick

Mr. and Mrs. James McCormick

Mrs. Andrew Bedford Bankson and Son, Gunning Bedford Bankson

Mrs. Andrew Bedford Bankson and Son, Gunning Bedford Bankson

Sarah Maria Coward

Sarah Maria Coward

Joshua Johnson Studio Museum in Harlem

Captain Thomas Sprigg

Captain Thomas Sprigg

Edward and Sarah Rutter

Edward and Sarah Rutter

Joshua Johnson Metropolitan Museum of Art

Emma Van Name

Joshua Johnson Metropolitan Museum of Art

Henry Long (1774-1850)

Henry Long (1774-1850)

Isabel Taylor

Kennedy Long Family

Kennedy Long Family

Man Writing with a Quill

Man Writing with a Quill

Mr. Baylor

Joshua Johnson National Gallery of Art

Portrait of a Gentleman

Portrait of a Gentleman

Portrait of a Man (Abner Coker)

Portrait of a Man (Abner Coker)

Sarah Ogden Gustin

Sarah Ogden Gustin

Joshua Johnson National Gallery of Art

Woman with a Fan

Woman with a Fan

Young Girl Holding a Basket of Cherries

Young Girl Holding a Basket of Cherries

Grace Allison McCurdy (Mrs. Hugh McCurdy) and Her Daughters, Mary Jane and Letitia Grace

Grace Allison McCurdy (Mrs. Hugh McCurdy) and Her Daughters, Mary Jane and Letitia Grace

Joshua Johnson National Gallery of Art

John Westwood

The Westwood Children

The Westwood Children

Joshua Johnson National Gallery of Art

Hilmer Schumacher

Hilmer Schumacher

Joshua Johnson The Johnson Collection

Mr. Benjamin Yeo & Son Benjamin Franklin Yoe

Mr. Benjamin Yeo & Son Benjamin Franklin Yoe

Mrs. Benjamin Franklin Yoe & Daughter Mrs. Mary Elizabeth

Mrs. Benjamin Franklin Yoe & Daughter Mrs. Mary Elizabeth

Adelina Morton

Joshua Johnson National Gallery of Art

Gentleman of the Shure Family

Gentleman of the Shure Family

Girl Wearing a Bonnet

Girl Wearing a Bonnet

John Carroll

Mrs. Abraham White, Jr., and Daughter Rose

Mrs. Abraham White, Jr., and Daughter Rose

Joshua Johnson Chrysler Museum of Art

Mrs. Hilmer Schumacher

Mrs. Hilmer Schumacher

Portrait of a Girl

Portrait of a Girl

Joshua Johnson Harvard Art Museums

Portrait of Edward Aisquith

Portrait of Edward Aisquith

Portrait of Elisha Stansbury

Portrait of Elisha Stansbury

Portrait of Mrs. Barbara Baker Murphy (Wife of Sea Captain)

Portrait of Mrs. Barbara Baker Murphy (Wife of Sea Captain)

Joshua Johnson Smithsonian American Art Museum

Portrait of Sea Captain John Murphy

Portrait of Sea Captain John Murphy

Joshua Johnson Smithsonian American Art Museum

Young Lady on a Red Sofa

Young Lady on a Red Sofa

Unidentified Man

Unidentified Man

Joshua Johnson Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Charles Burnett

Charles Burnett

John Jacob Anderson and Sons, John and Edward

John Jacob Anderson and Sons, John and Edward

Joshua Johnson Brooklyn Museum

Mary Anne Jewins Burnett (Mrs. Charles Burnett)

Mary Anne Jewins Burnett (Mrs. Charles Burnett)

A Baltimore Shipowner

A Baltimore Shipowner

A Baltimore Shipowner's Wife

A Baltimore Shipowner's Wife

Mrs. John Nelson Black (Agnes ("Nancy") Meek)

Mrs. John Nelson Black (Agnes ("Nancy") Meek)

Portrait of Richard John Cock

Portrait of Richard John Cock

Rebecca Myring Everette (Mrs. Thomas Everette) and her Children

Rebecca Myring Everette (Mrs. Thomas Everette) and her Children

Mrs. Jesse Sumwalt

Mrs. Jesse Sumwalt

Captain Dawson

Father and Son

Girl in Garden

Mrs. Joshua Dorsey and Daughter Louise of Baltimore

Portrait of a Lady

Portrait of a Man

Portrait of a Man

Portrait of a Woman

Unidentified Gentleman

Joshua Johnson Toledo Museum of Art

Unidentified Lady

Joshua Johnson Toledo Museum of Art

Woman and Child

Young Woman Seated at Pianoforte

Unidentified White Male

Mrs. George Trisler (Kitty Breidenbach)

Mrs. William Wilson (Jane Stansbury)

Leonard Harbaugh

Mother and Daughter

Mrs. Ann Donovan & Daughter Elinor

Mrs. James Millholland {Isabella Douglas, 1761-1820)

Mrs. John Smith (Margaret Stephens) (1739-1812)

Mrs. William Pitt and Her Daughter Hannah Williams Pitt

Unknown Baltimore Boy

Unknown Baltimore Girl

Eliza White O'Donnell

Archibald Dobbin, Jr.

James Wintkle and Son James Wintkle, Jr

Mrs. Elizabeth West and Daughter Mary Ann

Mrs. James Wintkle (Elizabeth Jenkins) and Daughter Elizabeth Adelaide

Andrew Bedford Bankson (b. 1773)

Dr. Andrew Aitken

Mrs. Andrew Aitken (Elizabeth Aiken) and Daughter Eliza

Martha Wray

Mrs. Kennedy Long

Thomas Wray

Unidentified Gentleman

Unidentified Lady

Unknown Maryland Man

Young Boy Holding a Book and a Pen

Mrs. John Westwood (Margaret Lorman)

Bennett Sollers

Woman of the Shure Family

Basil Brown

Charles Reeder

Laura Winship McCausland and Son Henry

Mrs. George Rogers (Margaret Moore)

Mrs. James McCausland and Her Son, James

Thomas Boyle

Unknown Baltimore Gentleman and his Wife

Maj John Nelson Black

Sons of John Hasson

William Washington Black

Sarah Jane Taite

Mrs. Thomas Chandler (Elizabeth Wise)

Mrs. William Arringdale

Woman with a Bordered Shawl

Jesse Green Long

Capt Jonas Phillips Levy

Walter Smith Cox, Elizabeth Cox, and Clement Cox, Jr