Dorothy Vena Johnson, between 1930-1945

Item Overview

Title

Dorothy Vena Johnson, between 1930-1945

Alternative title

Dorothy Vena and Ivan Johnson

Date Created

[between 1930-1945]

Collection

OpenUCLA Collections
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection

Notes

Description

Dorothy Vena-Johnson founded the League of Allied Artists in 1939 with Juanita Miller. She was an organizer for the 12 Big Sisters Club in Los Angeles. She was also an educator, and poet. She was married to attorney Ivan Johnson III.
Portrait of Dorothy Vena Johnson, wearing a suit jacket and embroidered blouse.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Keywords

Genre

Portrait photographs

Subject topic

African American teachers
African American poets

Names

Johnson, Dorothy Vena, 1898-1970

Subject geographic

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image