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Please join us Thursday evening, May 22, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm for refreshments and a lecture at 5:45 pm. Curator, Stephen W. Motte will offer a look into the origins of the paintings and talk about their development in the greater context of Johnson’s personal and artistic journey. Using specific examples within and outside of Fighters for Freedom, the presentation will encourage a deeper understanding of Johnson’s aesthetic practice, and his use of history as a means of raising cultural awareness and identity.
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.
Additional exhibition support provided by the Trustees of the Florence Museum, Florence County Museum Foundation, and the Eastern Carolina Community Foundation Florence County Museum Civil Justice Fund.
This exhibition is on view in the Focus Gallery from February 4, 2025 through August 10, 2025.
