Abby Arthur Johnson

Abby Ann Arthur Johnson (1941-2024) [1] was a writer and educator.

She worked at Howard University's English department.[2] She has written books with Ronald Maberry Johnson,[3] who has taught at Georgetown University's history department.[2] They wrote books about African American magazines[4][5] and the Congressional Cemetery.[6] She wrote written articles on Jessie Redmon Fauset and the Harlem Renaissance as well as Margaret C. Anderson and the Little Review.

Work

The Johnsons' book Propaganda and Aesthetics: the Literary Politics of Afro-American Magazines in the Twentieth Century examined the history of Afro-American magazines.[7]

In 2012, the Johnsons published In The Shadow of the United States Capitol: Congressional Cemetery and the Memory of the Nation which details the history of the Congressional Cemetery.[8]

Writings

Books

• Propaganda and Aesthetics: the Literary Politics of Afro-American Magazines in the Twentieth Century by Abby Arthur Johnson and Ronald Maberry Johnson, University of Massachusetts Press 1979[9][10]
• In The Shadow of the United States Capitol: Congressional Cemetery and the Memory of the Nation with Ronald Maberry Johnson 2012[11]

Articles

• 1973 doctoral dissertation at the University of Michigan[12]
• "The Promise of Baptism: Art Introduction to Baptism in Scripture and the Reformed Tradition" 1976
• "Literary Midwife: Jessie Redmon Fauset and the Harlem Renaissance"[13]
• "Forgotten Pages: Black Literary Magazines in the 1920s" Journal of American Studies 1974 and published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 January 2009
• "The Personal Magazine: Margaret C. Anderson and the Little Review, 1914–1929"

References

1. https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/springfield-va/abby-johnson-12085517
2. Deutsch, Leonard J. (1981). "Reviewed work: Propaganda and Aesthetics: The Literary Politics of Afro-American Magazines of the Twentieth Century, Abby Arthur Johnson, Ronald Maberry Johnson". MELUS. 8 (1): 89–91. doi:10.2307/467381. JSTOR 467381.
3. "Johnson, Ronald Maberry [WorldCat Identities]".
4. "Abby Arthur Johnson and Ronald Maberry Johnson. <italic>Propaganda and Aesthetics: The Literary Politics of Afro-American Magazines in the Twentieth Century</italic>. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press. 1979. Pp. 248. $15.00". The American Historical Review. 1980. doi:10.1086/ahr/85.2.477.
5. Lee, A. Robert (August 21, 1981). "Abby Arthur Johnson and Ronald Maberry Johnson, Propaganda and Aesthetics: The Literary Politics of Afro-American Magazines. (Amherst: The University of Massachusetts Press, 1979, $15.00). Pp. 248". Journal of American Studies. 15 (2): 314–316. doi:10.1017/S0021875800008823. S2CID 145156279 – via Cambridge University Press.
6. "In the Shadow of the United States Capitol: Congressional Cemetery and the Memory of the Nation by Abby Arthur Johnson; Ronald Maberry Johnson".
7. Reviews for book
   • Porter, Horace A. (1981). "Review of Propaganda and Aesthetics: The Literary Politics of Afro-American Magazines in the Twentieth Century". The Journal of Negro History. 66 (1): 41–42. doi:10.2307/2716875. ISSN 0022-2992. JSTOR 2716875.
   • Nielson, David G. (1980). "Review of Propaganda and Aesthetics: The Literary Politics of Afro-American Magazines in the Twentieth Century". The Journal of American History. 67 (1): 192–193. doi:10.2307/1900525. ISSN 0021-8723. JSTOR 1900525.
   • Rodnon, Stewart (1980). "Review of Propaganda and Aesthetics: The Literary Politics of Afro-American Magazines in the Twentieth Century". Black American Literature Forum. 14 (3): 128–130. doi:10.2307/3041666. ISSN 0148-6179. JSTOR 3041666.
8. Reviews for book
   • GREEN, MATTHEW N. (2013). "Review of In the Shadow of the United States Capitol: Congressional Cemetery and the Memory of the Nation". Washington History. 25: 66–67. ISSN 1042-9719. JSTOR 41982421.
   • Peck, Garrett (March 20, 2013). "Review of In the Shadow of the United States Capitol: Congressional Cemetery and the Memory of the Nation". Washington Independent Review of Books.
9. Johnson, Abby Arthur; Johnson, Ronald Maberry (April 15, 1979). Propaganda and Aesthetics: The Literary Politics of Afro-American Magazines in the Twentieth Century. University of Massachusetts Press. ISBN 9780870232695 – via Google Books.
10. Porter, Horace A. (April 1, 1981). "Abby Arthur Johnson and Ronald Maberry Johnson, Propaganda and Aesthetics: The Literary Politics of Afro-American Magazines in the Twentieth Century". The Journal of Negro History. 66 (1): 41–42. doi:10.2307/2716875. JSTOR 2716875 – via journals.uchicago.edu (Atypon).
11. In the Shadow of the United States Capitol by Abby Arthur Johnson, Ronald M. Johnson - Ebook | Scribd – via www.scribd.com.
12. Office, Library of Congress Copyright (April 15, 1973). "Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: 1970: July-December". Copyright Office, Library of Congress – via Google Books.
13. Wintz, Cary D. (April 15, 1996). Analysis and Assessment, 1940-1979. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9780815322177 – via Google Books.