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Post by grahamew on Dec 21, 2008 13:51:35 GMT -5
Does anyone know more about this photographer or any more of his photographs? His photos, not unlike Kasebier's in style, seem to be of Lakotas taking part in a Wild West Show in 1908, but beyond that, there doesn't seem to be much known "Virtually nothing is known about the photographer J.A. Johnson, though his studio portrait of Spotted Elk, Sioux, 1908, shows that he was influenced by Pictorialism. Spotted Elk gazes directly at the camera. His handsome, alert face commands attention, despite his complicated costume. The eagle feathers above his head are printed in soft focus. Below his bandana Spotted Elk wears a shirt studded with silver and a fur vest decorated with round mirrors. Below this is a bone breast shield. Koegler assembled the largest group of Johnson's work extant." from www.andrewsmithgallery.com/exhibitions/kurtkoegler/kpress.htmlKurt Koegler was an attorney from New York who collected images of Indians taken bewteen the Civil war and 1930; after he died in 1996, the Andrew Smith Gallery represented his estate. Anyhow, here are the J A Johnson photos I have: Blue Horse, Lakota, 1908 Low Cedar, Lakota, 1908 Low Cedar again, 1908 Spotted Elk, Lakota, 1908 Spotted Elk, profile, 1908 Wild West Show Indian camp scene, 1908 Lakota performers - a possible Johnson photo
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Post by grahamew on Nov 10, 2010 2:44:53 GMT -5
Red Bird:
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Post by Historian on Mar 30, 2018 8:34:50 GMT -5
I found another photo attributed to J.A. Johnson, also taken in 1908, of the Sioux man known as Blue Horse.
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Post by jones on Apr 2, 2018 18:04:08 GMT -5
Here are some links to a few photos by John A. Johnson. Besides his Indian portraits, he shot scenes from Pawnee Bill's Wild West Show as well. www.loc.gov/item/93503250/Library of Congress Black Thunder, Sioux Indian created/published c1908 cdn.loc.gov/service/pnp/cph/3c00000/3c07000/3c07300/3c07322v.jpgCopyright by John A. Johnson, W. Somerville, Massachusetts. www.loc.gov/item/93502573/Red Bird, Sioux Indian cdn.loc.gov/service/pnp/cph/3c00000/3c07000/3c07100/3c07140v.jpgcreated/published c1908 Copyright by John A. Johnson, W. Somerville, Massachusetts. loc.gov/pictures/resource/cph.3c01196/ Photograph shows a Sioux Indian, half-length portrait, left profile, smoking a cigarette. cdn.loc.gov/service/pnp/cph/3c00000/3c01000/3c01100/3c01196v.jpgcreated/published c1908 Other photos by John A. Johnson www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/coll/item/2004665294/
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