Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné
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10.0 Civil War Themes
Johnson was 36 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. 10.0.2
News from the War
Alternate title: News from the Front
1861
Oil
20 x 15 in. (50.8 x 38.1 cm)
Signed and dated lower left: E. Johnson/1861.
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Provenance
Exhibitions
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C, The Civil War: The Artists' Record, November 17–December 31, 1961 (Williams 1961), no. 59, p. 79, as News from the Front, [exh. cat. gives dimensions of 10 x 15], lent by Edward Eberstadt & Sons. Traveled to: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, February 1–March 4, 1962.
Published References
Mr. John H. Sherwood's Collection of Modern Oil Paintings. New York: George A. Leavitt & Co., April 29–30, 1873. Sale catalogue, p. 10, no. 27, as News from the War.
Williams, Hermann Warner. The Civil War: The Artists' Record. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1961. Exhibition catalogue (1961 Corcoran Gallery of Art), p. 79, no. 59, as News from the Front.
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Record last updated July 28, 2021. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Hills, Patricia, and Abigael MacGibeny. "News from the War, 1861 (Hills no. 10.0.2)." Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné. https://www.eastmanjohnson.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=105 (accessed on May 26, 2022).