Woman in Pink by Anderson Johnson Start Price USD 149.00 Current Price USD 175.50 Time Left - Bid Count 3 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, August 22, 2008 End Time Friday, August 29, 2008 Location South Carolina See more about 'Woman in Pink by Anderson Johnson ' Description Woman in Pink  by Anderson Johnson.  23 3/4 x 24.    Paint on paper and board on wood.  I has a small piece of the paper missing in the bottom right corner.  I have attached a close up photo.   Signed in bottom middle.  Anderson Johnson was born in Lunenburg County Virginia in 1915 and lived in Newport News.  The son of a sharecropper, he received his first message from God when he was a small boy, but waited until he was sixteen to go and preach.  He was a street preacher and had congregations in many cities before moving in Newport News in 1985 after an accident left him partially paralyzed.  He converted the first floor of his house into a church which he called his Faith Mission, and where he held Sunday services.  The walls of his Faith Mission were covered inside and out with hundreds of paintings, mostly of women's faces and usually done on salvaged plywood or cardboard.  In 1993 his house was demolished for an urban renewal project, but hsi wall murals were saved.  Rev. Johnson was also an accomplished musician and composer.  His work has appeared in many exhibitions and is in the permanent collection of many museums including the Asheville Art Museum and the St. James Place Folk Art Museum.  Rev. Johnson passed away in 1998.  Place a Bid!