Artwork Details
Artist
Creation Date
Materials
Object Types
Dimensions
11-1/2 x 17-1/2 in. (sheet) 17 x 23 x 1-1/2 in. (framed)
Mark Description
Signed in pencil, l.r.: W. H. Johnson Inscribed, verso: Wm H Johnson / FO-292-A (13) / Training for War
Accession Number
Credit Line
National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Indianapolis Chapter, Estate of Hermine Floch by exchange, James E. Roberts Fund
Copyright
Collection
Prints, Drawings, and Photographs
Color Palette
Provenance
Thurlow Tibbs, Washington, D.C.; (Craig F. Starr Associates, New York, New York), purchased by the Indianapolis Museum of Art in 2004.
Gallery Labels
This print is representative of Johnson’s most original work. Its folk-like style, with flattened figures and perspective, was a departure from his earlier expressionist approach.
Pochoir is a stencil technique characterized by crisp lines and brilliant colors.
Poking fun at the soldiers’ discipline, the artist also underscores a political message: the segregation of the US Army.
Exhibition History
Exhibition Name
Venue
Dates
The Color Line: African-American Artists and the civil rights in the United States
Musée du quai Branly
October 4, 2016 - January 22, 2017
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