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Box 79 Wm. H. Johnson

x returned to U.S. in '29

[[strikethrough]] went south in 30 to study own people — felt he had to. [[/strikethrough]]

x went south in spring of 30 to do negro studies and Southern landscape — "that did make a very deep [[strikethrough]] disturb [[/strikethrough]] desire in him. to go farther before delving in the negro question in art here in America.

x visited Loche in D.C. on way from South to N.Y. — put L in charge of business

x returned to Europe Kerteminde; Denmark in summer '30

x Jan 1941–application to J. Rosenwald Fund
"I want to paint negro people in their natural environment. Throughout my wide experience in my art in the U.S.A., Europe and Africa, I have come to the point where I wish to study my people thoroughly. On returning to the U.S.A. my travels (13 yrs.) taught me that...to create an artist must live and paint in his own environment. the painting of my own people

x 1940–FAP

x 9/27/31 accused Loche of using ptgs to his profit in dire straights in Denmark.