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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
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
[Kende Galleries, New York, May 1–2, 1940, Chinese and Japanese Works of Art, Eighteen Early Studies and Paintings by Eastman Johnson, no. 283 (as Fugitive Slaves)]
[Plaza Art Galleries, Inc., New York, April 30, 1943, April 30, 1943, Public Sale No. 2297, American and European Oil Paintings from the Estate of the Late Frederic Frazier and Others, no. 20 (as A Ride for Liberty—The Fugitive Slaves)]
Present whereabouts unknown
Exhibitions
1907a Century Association
Century Association, New York, Memorial Exhibition of Eastman Johnson, February 9–13, 1907, [possibly, as Fugitive Slaves, A Ride for Liberty].1942 John Levy Galleries
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
Kennedy Galleries 1920
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].Kende Galleries 1940
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.John Levy Galleries 1942
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.Plaza Art Galleries 1943
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.Related work
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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 April 28, 2024).