Frank Tenney Johnson | |
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| Born | 26 June 1874 Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States |
| Died | 1 January 1939 (aged 64) Pasadena, California, United States |
| Resting place | San Gabriel Cemetery, San Gabriel, California, U.S. |
| Education | Richard Lorenz, Milwaukee School of Art, John Henry Twachtman, Art Students League of New York |
| Known for | Painting, Illustrating |
| Notable work | Riders 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.