Frank Tenney Johnson

Frank Tenney Johnson
Born26 June 1874 (1874-06-26)
Died1 January 1939 (1939-02) (aged 64)
Pasadena, California, United States
Resting placeSan Gabriel Cemetery, San Gabriel, California, U.S.
EducationRichard Lorenz, Milwaukee School of Art, John Henry Twachtman, Art Students League of New York
Known forPainting, Illustrating
Notable workRiders of the Dawn, Somewhere on the Range

Frank Tenney Johnson (June 26, 1874 – January 1, 1939) was a painter of the Old American West, and he popularized a style of painting cowboys which became known as "The Johnson Moonlight Technique". Somewhere on the Range is an example of Johnson's moonlight technique. To paint his paintings he used knives, fingers and brushes.


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