Art is, WH Johnson, African American Painter, "Friends and Family" (7 pages)You will download a zip file with 7 jpg files and 7 pdf files.Brief BioWH Johnson was born in 1901 in South Carolina. He was the oldest of five children. At 17, he moved away to New York City and worked odd jobs. In 1921 he enrolled in the National Academy of Design. In 1928 he moved to Paris to study art. He married Holga Krake in 1930, a Danish Textile Artist. Both were successful artists and they traveled in Europe.