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Joni T. Johnson | |
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| Born | Joan T. Johnson May 20, 1934 |
| Died | June, 1988 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Tech High School, Indianapolis, John Herron Art Institute, Charles E. Burchfield |
| Known for | Watercolor painter |
| Spouse | Merle Griggs |
| Awards | Two of Johnson's paintings hang in the White House East Room. |
Joni T. Johnson (1934–1988) was an American painter from Swayzee, Indiana.
Education
Johnson went to Tech High School in Indianapolis and attended the John Herron Art Institute.
Career
From the 1950s through the late '70s, Johnson worked in Indianapolis, where she displayed and sold her art in several galleries, and was a founder of the Talbott Street Art Fair. She had a mini-retrospective in 1977 in the Art Pavilion at L.S. Ayres.[1] Watercolor was her primary medium, and she is best known for her representations of children and the female figure.
For a short time, Johnson lived and worked in Chicago, where she studied with Charles E. Burchfield.
Two of Johnson's paintings hang in the White House East Room, and her works have hung in 27 countries. Her paintings, always signed J.T. Johnson, have been owned by Katharine Hepburn, Harry Belafonte, Lana Turner.[2]
Gerald A. Notaro, University Librarian, University of South Florida St. Petersburg, a close friend of Johnson's from 1983 until her death, wrote: "Her wispy watercolors of round-eyed children and sad faced Victorian girls, sometimes decorated with poems and splatters, brought untold pleasure to the large number of people who collected them, including Harry Belafonte, Joel Grey and Vincent Price who trooped through Indianapolis at one time or another with theatrical ventures."[3]
In the last few years of her life, "she suffered from diabetes and had lost both legs."[4]
She had one son, Merle Griggs, Jr.[5]
References
- Congressional Record, March 21, 1989
- The Indianapolis News, June 24, 1988. Sec. A. p. 13, c. 2
- The Indianapolis Star, June 18, 1988. Sec. D. p. 1, c. 6
- The Artists Bluebook: 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 AskART.com Inc., Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
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