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Brothers by Malvin Gray Johnson

Brothers

Malvin Gray Johnson · 1934

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Artist
Malvin Gray Johnson
Date
1934
Location
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Culture
United States
ART MOVEMENTS
Harlem Renaissance
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THE ARTIST

Malvin Gray Johnson

1896–1934 · United States

Harlem Renaissance painter who blended Cubism with African American spirituals, dying at just 38.

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