{"id":65643,"date":"2024-11-15T11:05:55","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T17:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/?p=65643"},"modified":"2024-11-15T11:45:22","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T17:45:22","slug":"preaching-and-reflecting-with-artist-william-h-johnson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/15\/preaching-and-reflecting-with-artist-william-h-johnson\/","title":{"rendered":"Preaching and Reflecting with Artist William H. Johnson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This week in my preaching course, I had my students read Luke Powery\u2019s Dem Dry Bones: Preaching, Death and Hope<\/em>,[1]<\/a> which tackles directly the need for preachers to preach about death and link it with hope. He argues that only through death do we find hope. He does this through the lens of Ezekiel\u2019s valley of dry bones (Ezekiel 37:1-14), often incorporating in his work and preachings African American spirituals. He draws from and quotes the spirituals in his homilies, arguing that they function as midrashim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As many of us (for various reasons) feel stuck in the valley of dry bones, Powery\u2019s turn to famous African American spirituals reminds us that with death brings hope and liberation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For instance, in the spiritual \u201cGo Down, Moses,\u201d as a leader sings, \u201cThus saith the Lord, bold Moses said,\u201d the community responds, \u201cLet my people go.\u201d The call and response continues until everyone joins in on the refrain,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Go down, Moses,
\u2018Way down in Egypt land, Tell ole Pharaoh,
Let my people go.[2]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The spirituals provide hope and resistance. They serve as a reminder that with death comes life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was at a museum this week and stumbled upon a book at the bookstore on a favorite artist of mine, William H. Johnson. Johnson’s work is known for his expressionism and folk-style. The book I found was based on a recent exhibition of his Fighters for Freedom <\/em>series from the mid-1940s. The exhibition was organized by the Smithsonian American Art Museum and is currently on tour (https:\/\/americanart.si.edu\/exhibitions\/fighters-for-freedom<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The series Fighters for Freedom <\/em>felt quite relevant to the current feeling of dry bones that I know many people are feeling. His work Harriet Tubman<\/em> graces the cover of the book, though the series includes a wide diversity of figures, including George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Gandhi, and FDR, to name a few. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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William H. Johnson, Harriet Tubman, ca. 1945, oil on paperboard, 28 7\/8 x 23 3\/8 in. (73.5 x 59.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.1146<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Flipping through the pages, you are overwhelmed by the freedom fighters that have come before us, and you feel compelled to take up their fight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While a great series, it had me turn to Johnson\u2019s more religious works, which I find particularly compelling. Like Powery, Johnson was inspired by African American spirituals and after the death of his wife from cancer, he increasingly created art with religious themes.[3]<\/a> One of his more famous pieces, Ezekiel Saw the Wheel <\/em>was inspired by the spiritual:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2018Zekiel saw de wheel. \u2018Way up in de middle of de air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Zekiel saw de wheel. \u2018Way in de middle of the air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

De big wheel run by faith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Little wheel run by de grace of God. (twice)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wheel widin a wheel. \u2018Way in de middle of de air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wheel, oh, wheel. Wheel in de middle of a wheel.[4]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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William H. Johnson, Ezekiel Saw the Wheel, ca. 1944-1945, oil on plywood, 26 3\/4 x 20 1\/4 in. (68.0 x 51.5 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.991<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For other examples of Ezekiel Saw the Wheel<\/em>, see:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/americanart.si.edu\/artwork\/ezekiel-saw-wheel-11665<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/americanart.si.edu\/artwork\/ezekiel-saw-wheel-11666<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/americanart.si.edu\/artwork\/ezekiel-saw-wheel-11668<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other pieces, like Swing Low, Sweet Chariot<\/a><\/em>, were also inspired by African American spirituals, namely \u201cSwing low sweet chariot, comin\u2019 for to carry me home\u2026,\u201d and his piece Climbing Jacob\u2019s Ladder <\/em>(see list below) by \u201cWe am clim\u2019in\u2019 Jacob\u2019s ladder\u2026\u201d[5]<\/a> Richard Powell notes that for his time these images were not well received in the African American community and congregations due to their risqu\u00e9 nature or the way the images pushed against traditional Christian imagery of the time.[6]<\/a> I wonder if that would be the case today?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Powery and Johnson both take up themes of death and hope from African American spirituals to point to our liberation. This got me to thinking, what would it be like to create a preaching that interwove the African American spiritual tradition alongside artistic interpretations of that tradition as seen in Johnson?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sadly, preaching is not my particular gift, so I will not attempt to provide an example of a preaching that brings Powery and Johnson together. I welcome anyone who would like to do so!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead, I would like to offer a list of Johnson\u2019s religious works that I find inspirational. Perhaps they will help those feeling like they are in a period of dry bones or preachers whose background and ecclesial context allows for them to pull together insights from Powery\u2019s use of African American spirituals with Johnson\u2019s artistic interpretations of key events in Christ\u2019s life. They may even be a good source of inspiration for visio divina<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I found surveying Johnson\u2019s more religious art to be liberating and inspiring in a period where I feel we are called to offer up resistance and hope. It also felt particularly important to hear from an underrepresented voice and perspective. Perhaps his art will move you as it has moved me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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List of additional religious works by Johnson<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Climbing Jacob\u2019s Ladder<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

See Powell, Homecoming<\/em>, #175.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Study for Climbing Jacob\u2019s Ladder<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/americanart.si.edu\/artwork\/study-climbing-jacobs-ladder-12540<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Come Unto Me, Little Children<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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William H. Johnson, Come Unto Me, Little Children, ca. 1944, recto: gouache and pen and ink on paper verso: pencil on paper, sheet: 15 1\/4 x 15 3\/4 in. (38.8 x 40.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.989R-V<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sketches of Parable with a Woman; Come unto Me, Little Children; The Temptation of Christ or Get Thee behind me, Satan; Crucifixion<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/americanart.si.edu\/artwork\/religious-scenes-parable-woman-come-unto-me-little-children-tempation-christ-or-get-thee<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/americanart.si.edu\/artwork\/come-unto-me-little-children-11621<\/a> (verso)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lamentation<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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William H. Johnson, Lamentation, ca. 1944, tempera and pencil on paper, 19 1\/4 x 22 3\/8 in. (48.9 x 56.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.988<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

See also: https:\/\/americanart.si.edu\/artwork\/lamentation-11815<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Study for Lamentation<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/americanart.si.edu\/artwork\/lamentation-12407<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/americanart.si.edu\/artwork\/lamentation-12409<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/americanart.si.edu\/artwork\/study-lamentation-or-descent-cross-12447<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Study of Christ Carrying Cross<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/americanart.si.edu\/artwork\/christ-carrying-cross-12448<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Study of Adam and Eve<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/americanart.si.edu\/artwork\/adam-and-eve-12408<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Born Babe<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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William H. Johnson, New Born Babe, ca. 1944-1945, oil on paperboard, 30 x 27 3\/8 in. (76.3 x 69.4 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.599<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

See also: https:\/\/americanart.si.edu\/artwork\/new-born-babe-11899<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Study for New Born Babe<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/americanart.si.edu\/artwork\/new-born-babe-12524<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sketch of Nativity<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/americanart.si.edu\/artwork\/nativity-12631<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crucifixion Sketches<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/americanart.si.edu\/artwork\/crucifixion-sketches-12542<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/americanart.si.edu\/artwork\/crucifixion-scene-12589<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/americanart.si.edu\/artwork\/crucifixion-12587<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/americanart.si.edu\/artwork\/crucifixion-12586<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/americanart.si.edu\/artwork\/crucifixion-scene-12588<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sketch of Pieta<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/americanart.si.edu\/artwork\/pieta-11939<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sketch of Entombment<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/americanart.si.edu\/artwork\/entombment-12406<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/americanart.si.edu\/artwork\/entombment-12544<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/americanart.si.edu\/artwork\/entombment-12410<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

David and Goliath<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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William H. Johnson, David and Goliath, ca. 1944, oil on paperboard, 26 7\/8 x 20 1\/4 in. (68.3 x 51.3 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.999<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sketch of David and Goliath<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/americanart.si.edu\/artwork\/david-and-goliath-12592<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/americanart.si.edu\/artwork\/david-and-goliath-11646<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/americanart.si.edu\/artwork\/david-and-goliath-12593<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I Baptize Thee<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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William H. Johnson, I Baptize Thee, ca. 1940, oil on burlap, 38 1\/8 x 45 1\/2 in. (96.9 x 115.6 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.977<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sketch of Baptism<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/americanart.si.edu\/artwork\/baptism-12526<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mount Calvary<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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William H. Johnson, Mount Calvary, ca. 1944, oil on paperboard, 27 3\/4 x 33 3\/8 in. (70.5 x 84.9 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.979<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sketch of Religious Scene<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/americanart.si.edu\/artwork\/religious-scene-12449<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Going to Church<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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William H. Johnson, Going to Church, ca. 1940-1941, oil on burlap, 38 1\/8 x 45 3\/8 in. (96.8 x 115.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.1003<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Jesus and the Three Marys<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/howard.emuseum.com\/objects\/428\/jesus-and-the-three-marys?ctx=d648e306d51564b3990e6deee671731850f0e4a3&idx=1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Study of Jesus and the Three Marys<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/americanart.si.edu\/artwork\/jesus-and-three-marys-12590<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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[1]<\/a> Luke Powery, Dem Dry Bones: Preaching Death and Hope<\/em> (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2012).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[2]<\/a> Powery, Dem Dry Bones<\/em>, 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[3]<\/a> Richard Powell (ed.), Homecoming: The Art and Life of William H. Johnson<\/em> (Washington DC: The National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1991), 181-182.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[4]<\/a> Powell, Homecoming<\/em>, 183\/186.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[5]<\/a> Powell, Homecoming<\/em>, 186\/189.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[6]<\/a> Powell, Homecoming<\/em>, 186\/189.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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