AMA welcomes Fighters for Freedom exhibit

William H. Johnson paintings headline the Fall 2022 Exhibitions at AMA
Vince Lennon,
Three Great Abolitionists: A. Lincoln, F. Douglass, J. Brown
​William H. Johnson (American, 1901-1970), "Three Great Abolitionists: A. Lincoln, F. Douglass, J. Brown," ca. 1945, oil on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1983.95.51. Copyright: Smithsonian American Art Museum.

ALBANY, GA – In the mid-1940s, William H. Johnson painted tributes to African American activists, scientists, teachers, and entertainers who brought change to the world, and to international heads of state who worked to bring peace.

Those paintings in Johnson’s Fighters for Freedom series were shown as a group only twice during his lifetime. Starting Friday, Sept 2, these paintings that brilliantly illuminate the stories and great accomplishments of the artist’s heroic fighters will be on view in the Haley Gallery of the Albany Museum of Art, located at 311 Meadowlark Drive, through Dec 10. Admission is free for everyone.

The exhibition Fighters for Freedom: William H. Johnson Picturing Justice is organized by the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Generous support for this project is provided by Art Bridges.

 

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