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10.0 Civil War Themes
Johnson was thirty-six years old when the Civil War began. Although he did not serve in the Union Army, he followed the Union troops in search of subjects that would appeal to a pro-Union audience. He also painted pictures of the homefront. —PH
Hills no. 10.0.9
Fugitive Slaves
Alternate titles: possibly Fugitive Slaves, A Ride for Liberty; A Ride for Liberty—The Fugitive Slaves
c.1862
Locale: Centreville, Virginia
Oil on academy board
16 1/2 x 21 in. (41.9 x 53.3 cm)
Signed lower left: E. Johnson
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Description / Remarks
Kende Galleries sale catalogue, 1940: "An escaped negro with his wife and two children seated on a horse galloping madly to safety."
Provenance
Exhibitions
Century Association, New York, Memorial Exhibition of Eastman Johnson, February 9–13, 1907, [possibly, as Fugitive Slaves, A Ride for Liberty].
John Levy Galleries, New York, Exhibition of Eastman Johnson, April 8–30, 1942. (John Levy Galleries 1942), no. 11, as A Ride for Liberty—The Fugitive Slaves.
References
Catalogue of an Exhibition of Charcoal Drawings by Eastman Johnson. New York: Kennedy Galleries, 1920. Exhibition catalogue (1920 Kennedy Galleries), p. 13, addendum “Paintings by Eastman Johnson" [possibly, as Fugitive Slaves].
Chinese and Japanese Works of Art, Eighteen Early Studies and Paintings by Eastman Johnson. New York: Kende Galleries, May 1–2, 1940. Sale catalogue, p. 37, no. 283, as Fugitive Slaves.
Exhibition of Eastman Johnson. New York: John Levy Galleries, 1942. Exhibition catalogue (1942 John Levy Galleries), n.p. (2), no. 11, as A Ride for Liberty—The Fugitive Slaves.
American and European Oil Paintings from the Estate of the Late Frederic Frazier and Others. New York: Plaza Art Galleries, April 30, 1943, p. 8, no. 20, as A Ride for Liberty—The Fugitive Slaves.
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Record last updated May 27, 2022. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Hills, Patricia, and Abigael MacGibeny. "Fugitive Slaves, c.1862 (Hills no. 10.0.9)." Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné. www.eastmanjohnson.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=100 (accessed on March 29, 2024).