William H. Johnson Birthday Celebration
Friday, March 17, 2023
Reception 2:30pm
Lecture 3:00pm
Florence County Museum Lobby
Join us for a lecture celebrating Florence native artist, William H. Johnson (March 18, 1901 – 1970).
The overall narrative of William H. Johnson’s artistic career can be understood as a sequence of defining chapters, each chapter corresponding to a specific place, and each place to a handful of influential people along his journey: his home and family in Florence SC, his wife and village in Denmark, his environment and community in Harlem, New York.
Using artworks from the museum’s principal collections as well as selections on loan from significant partnering institutions, Kindred Spirit: The Personal Worlds of William H. Johnson interprets Johnson’s life through the lens of these important relationships which defined his development.
Kindred Spirit: The Personal Worlds of William H. Johnson is made possible through the support of McLeod Health.
