Image / Dorothy Vena Johnson, between 1930-1945

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Title: Dorothy Vena Johnson, between 1930-1945
Alternative Title: Dorothy Vena and Ivan Johnson
Date Created and/or Issued: [between 1930-1945]
1930/1945
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
Rights Information: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
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.
Type: image
Identifier: uclalsc_1889_b08_f10_001a.tif
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Subject: African American poets
African American teachers
Johnson, Dorothy Vena, 1898-1970
Source: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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