Joni T. Johnson (1934–1988) was an American painter from Swayzee, Indiana.

Joni T. Johnson
Born
Joan T. Johnson

May 20, 1934
DiedJune 15, 1988 (aged 54)
NationalityAmerican
EducationArsenal Technical High School, Indianapolis, John Herron Art Institute, Charles E. Burchfield
Known forWatercolor painter
SpouseMerle Griggs
AwardsTwo of Johnson's paintings hang in the White House East Room.

Education

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Johnson went to Arsenal Technical High School in Indianapolis and attended the John Herron Art Institute.

Career

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From the 1950s through the late '70s, Johnson worked in Indianapolis, where she displayed and sold her art in several galleries, and was a founder of the Talbott Street Art Fair. She had a mini-retrospective in 1977 in the Art Pavilion at L.S. Ayres. Watercolor was her primary medium, and she is best known for her representations of children and the female figure.

For a short time, Johnson lived and worked in Chicago, where she studied with Charles E. Burchfield.

Two of Johnson's paintings hang in the White House East Room, and her works have hung in 27 countries. Her paintings, always signed J.T. Johnson, have been owned by Katharine Hepburn, Harry Belafonte, Lana Turner, Joel Grey, Vincent Price, Connie Myers, Frances Myers, Jan Wilhere, and Constance Vinson

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