J. Seward Johnson was born on 16 April 1930 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA. He was married to Cecelia Joyce Horton and Barbara Kline. He died on 10 March 2020 in Key West, Florida, USA.
Sculptor of realistic life like individuals in ordinary or extraordinary events, he is the grandson of one the founders of Johnson & Johnson and the cousin on his mother's side of Michael Douglas.