Josephine Johnson

Josephine Johnson was an American novelist, essayist, poet and writer (1910–1990). She was born at Kirkwood and died at Batavia.

Also recorded as Josephine Winslow Johnson; Josephine W. Johnson.

Overview

Born at Kirkwood in 1910, died at Batavia in 1990.

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Josephine Winslow Johnson and Josephine W. Johnson. Her recorded languages were American English and English.

Catalogued works

14 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1805 to 1941. The first 12 are listed here.

Now in November. The Dark Traveler. Night Flight. S. S. Asteroid or Tell It to the Bees. Winter Orchard and Other Stories. Dark Traveler. Il viaggiatore oscuro (Italian Edition). Inland Island. Jordanstown, dated 1937. Husking Bee, Island of Nantucket, dated 1876, oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1922.444. Magnolias on Light Blue Velvet Cloth, dated 1885–95, oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1983.791. Elizabeth Grant Bankson Beatty (Mrs. James Beatty) and Her Daughter Susan, dated c. 1805, oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1998.315.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 132681 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

3 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Editing the 1930s: The Lost Work of Josephine Johnson Excerpts from Josephine Johnson's published and unpublished writings are quoted with permission of the Estate of Josephine Johnson Cannon. All quoted materials © Estate of Josephine Johnson Cannon 2005., Women: A Cultural Review, 2005. Family Life in Depressed America: Josephine Johnson and Josephine Lawrence, The Middle Class in the Great Depression, 2013. To Josephine Johnson, The Letters of A. E. Housman, 2007.

In detail

Josephine Johnson studied at Washington University in St. Louis. the recorded working language is American English and English.

The field of work recorded is essay.

Employment is recorded with University of Iowa.

Distinctions recorded are Pulitzer Prize for the Novel.

Chronology

  1. 1910Josephine Johnson born at Kirkwood.
  2. 1990Josephine Johnson died at Batavia.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Josephine Johnson”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q6288391: Josephine Johnson

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