J. Theodore Johnson (November 7, 1902 – 1963) was an American artist and muralist.He was born in Oregon, Illinois, in 1902 and studied at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1921 to 1925. He became an artist and instructor in life drawing at the institute from 1928 to 1929. He also taught at the Minneapolis School of Art and the San José College in California. He died in Sunnyvale, California, in 1963.