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Edwin Boyd Johnson

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Edwin Boyd Johnson (1904 - 1968) was active/lived in Tennessee / Mexico.  Edwin Johnson is known for Mural and easel painting, modernist-leaning landscape, photography.

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 This article is submitted by David Johnson and Joan Kroll, nephew and niece of the artist.

American artist Edwin Boyd Johnson grew up in Tennessee. He was born in Watertown TN on November 4, 1904. Shortly after his birth, the family moved to Nashville. He attended Rosemont Grade School and Central High School. Due to a strained financial situation, Johnson worked days as a sign painter for General Outdoor Advertising Company in his senior year and attended school at night. After high school, he studied art at the Watkins College of Art, Design and Film.

In 1925 Johnson enrolled in the Art Institute of Chicago, graduating in 1930. While in school, he worked various part time jobs, utilizing the skills he had learned at the advertising company and at Watkins Institute. Following his graduation, he studied for a year at the National Academy in New York City.

As a member of the Chicago Society of Artists, Johnson exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago during the 193   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 5793 characters.]  Artist bio

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13 Book References for Edwin Boyd Johnson
Year Author Title Pages Color
2015 Moure, Nancy Dustin Wall Santa Cruz Art League Statewide Art Exhibition Index, First through Twenty-Seventh, 1928-1957 (Publications in California Art, No. 12) 547 No
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)		 The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
2001 Gray, Mary Lachritz; F Schulze A Guide to Chicago's Murals 488 Yes
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1993 Woodward, Kesler E Painting in the North Alaskan Art in the Anchorage Museum 160 Yes
1990 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) The Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago
(Exhibition catalog)		 1117 No
1989 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Annual Exhibition Record, 1914-68, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
(Exhibition catalog)		 538 No
1985 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947 707 No
1979 Yochim, Louise Dunn Role and Impact: The Chicago Society of Artists 297 No
1973 McKinzie, Richard D The New Deal for Artists 203 No
1939 Parker, Thomas (De Young Mus) Frontiers of American Art: Works Progress Administration
(Exhibition catalog)		 111 No
1936 Breckinridge, Mrs. (essay) First National Exhibition of American Art
(Exhibition catalog)		 32 No
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