Philip’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Proposed William Granger Ryan Fine Arts Center
Philip Johnson American, 1906-2005

Proposed William Granger Ryan Fine Arts Center
Philip Johnson American, 1906-2005

Couple in Bed
Philip Guston American, born Canada, 1913–1980

The Indestructibles
Philip Evergood American, 1901–1973

The Captive Slave (Ira Aldridge)
John Philip Simpson (English, 1782–1847)

Bad Times
Philip Guston American, born Canada, 1913–1980

Husking Bee, Island of Nantucket
Eastman Johnson (American, 1824–1906)

Magnolias on Light Blue Velvet Cloth
Martin Johnson Heade (American, 1819–1904)

Elizabeth Grant Bankson Beatty (Mrs. James Beatty) and Her Daughter Susan
Joshua Johnson (American, c. 1763–after 1825)

York Harbor, Coast of Maine
Martin Johnson Heade (American, 1819–1904)

Red Box
Philip Guston American, born Canada, 1913–1980

Green Sea
Philip Guston American, born Canada, 1913–1980

Rite
Philip Guston American, born Canada, 1913–1980

Portrait II
Philip Guston American, born Canada, 1913–1980

Man and Female Nude Leaning on a Chair
Philip Pearlstein American, 1924-2022

Jitterbugs II
William H. Johnson American, 1901-1970

Head of a Black Woman
Sargent Claude Johnson (American, 1888–1967)

Bed Rug
Hannah Johnson (American, 1770–1848) Possibly Bozrah, New London County, Connecticut, United States

Untitled (John-John and Bobby)
Larry Johnson American, born 1959

Self-Portrait
Eastman Johnson (American, 1824–1906)