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A virtual museum space to browse at any time / Alfred Hutty (1877– 1954), In Magnolia Gardens, Circa 1945

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This exhibition is the first large-scale museum exhibition to celebrate the life, dances, influences, and enduring legacy of visionary artist and choreographer Alvin Ailey. / Clementine Hunter (1886–1988), Cane River Baptism, Circa 1950–1956

Edges of Ailey at the Whitney Museum of American Art

TJC's hometown exhibition space rotates showings every three months / More Southern /Modern open from November 9,2024 to February 8, 2025

TJC Gallery in Spartanburg, SC

More Southern/Modern now open at TJC Gallery and curated by Martha Severens, is an extension of the successful traveling exhibition Southern/Modern, currently on display at the Mint Museum, Charlotte. / Hale Woodruff (1900–1980), Return of Europa, Circa 1958

Current Exhibitions

TJC's holdings can be viewed at partner institutions worldwide / Photo by the Columbia Museum of Art, Victor Johnson

Current Works on Loan

Companion publications provide scholarly interpretation and serve as a permanent record of the collection’s traveling exhibitions / Marie Hull (1890 – 1980), Red Parrots, Circa 1925, Published in Central to Their Lives

TJC Catalogued Exhibitions

View a selection of forty TJC-curated modern masterpieces at the AC Hotel Spartanburg / AC Hotel Exterior

The Art of Black Mountain College

Browse our Directory of Southern Women Artists / Ann Tanksley, Picnic, Circa 1992

Honoring Female Creators

    What is
    The Johnson Collection?

    Hailed by The Magazine Antiques as having staged "a quiet art historical revolution" and expanding "the meaning of regional," through its exhibitions, loans, publications, and institutional partnerships; The Johnson Collection seeks to illuminate the rich history and diverse cultures of the American South.

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