Explore William H. Johnson’s powerful “Fighters for Freedom” series through the lens of a conservator. Keara Teeter Keara Teeter treating William H. Johnson’s "Historical Scene with Mary ...

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.1146 The early 20th century produced an audaciously talented but tragic figure in the painter William H. Johnson.

“But it is not familiar. If you ask the average person, … they’re not going to know anything about William H. Johnson.” Johnson, a Florence native, is one of the most influential artists ...