The Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Johnson’s desire to highlight the mundane in his Celebrating the Familiar sculpture series has brought a unique voice to the world of art in public spaces.
Seward Johnson initially became widely known for his sculptures depicting people engaged in every day activities. Since then, more than 450 of Johnson’s life-size cast bronze figures have been featured in private collections and museums in the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia, as well as prominent places in the public realm such as Times Square and Rockefeller Center in New York City, Pacific Place of Hong Kong, Les Halles in Paris, and Via Condotti in Rome.
Following an early career as a painter, Seward Johnson turned his talents to the medium of sculpture.