David Johnson

American painter (1827-1908)

† 1908 · Artists · Painter in the permanent collections of Smithsonian American Art Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art, Cleveland Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Boston; cross-wiki notability: 14 language Wikipedias

In the collections of

Smithsonian American Art Museum · Metropolitan Museum of Art · National Gallery of Art · Cleveland Museum of Art · Museum of Fine Arts Boston

License & source

Public domain · Wikidata

Life

David Johnson was born on May 10, 1827 in New York City and died on January 30, 1908 in Walden, aged 80. Recorded occupations: painter. Country of citizenship: United States. Associated movements: Hudson River school and Luminism. Fields of work: painting. Educated at National Academy of Design.

At a glance

Born: May 10, 1827 · New York City
Died: January 30, 1908 · Walden
Age at death: 80
Citizenship: United States
Occupations: painter
Movements: Hudson River school, Luminism
Education: National Academy of Design
Wikipedia editions: 14 languages
Signature licence: Public domain

About this signature

This image of David Johnson's signature comes from Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata P109 signature file). Its licence is recorded as Public domain. It is linked to the person through Wikidata property P109 (signature), which ties a documented individual to a specific archived file. We show the file as published and do not redraw or retouch it. Public-domain signature; painter deceased since 1908 (>50 yr): no copyright or right-of-publicity exposure. Works held by 5 major museums.

Biographical facts: Wikidata Q3695975 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about David Johnson on Wikipedia.

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