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    Artist

  • Schiff, John, 1907-1976

    • Title

  • Portrait of Lester Johnson with artwork, undated

  • Physical Description

    1 photograph : black-and-white ; 10 x 8 inches / 25.5 x 20.5 cm., digital photograph

  • Summary

    The image shows a portrait photograph of artist Lester Johnson sitting in a studio before a large painting. The verso of the photograph has a John D. Schiff photography stamp and "Lester Johnson" written twice in pencil.

  • Depicted

    Johnson, Lester, 1919-2010

  • Subject

    Artists; Portraits; Painting, Abstract; Painting, 20th century

  • Genre

    Photographs

  • Part Of

    John (Hans) and Trude Schiff Collection, AR 25082

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Biographical/Historical Information

Lester Johnson was an artist and educator from Minneapolis, Minnesota. There he went to the Minneapolis School of art from 1942-1947. Johnson moved to New York City in 1947 where he met members of the artworld at that time. Johnson was a member of the Second Generation of the New York School during the late 1950s. His artwork focused mostly on the human form. In 1964, Johnson was invited by Abstract Expressionist painter Jack Tworkov to teach at Yale, where he served as the Director of Studies Graduate Painting from 1969 to 1974. Johnson retired from teaching at the Yale School of Art and Architecture in 1989.

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Citation

Schiff, John: Portrait of Lester Johnson with artwork, undated, Leo Baeck Institute, F 109 AR 25082.