Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné
Patricia Hills, PhD, Founder and Director | Abigael MacGibeny, MA, Project Manager
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Working for the Fair, 1862, December 25 (Hills no. 10.0.8). Per Hills 2021-09-21, handwriting on ad seems to refer to a negative, and contains
Per Hills 2021-09-21, handwriting on ad seems to refer to a negative, and contains "neg 1976 [or 1476]," and "CAR"
Photo: Harry Shaw Newman Gallery advertisement, unknown publication and date
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

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Hills no. 10.0.8
Working for the Fair
Alternate titles: Miss Margaret Gandy Knitting Socks for the Union Soldiers; Sewing for the Fair; Woman Sewing—Work for the Fair; Work for the Fair
1862, December 25
Oil on canvas
16 3/4 x 20 3/4 in. (42.5 x 52.7 cm)
Signed and dated lower left: E. Johnson E. Johnson/Dec. 25, 1862
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Record last updated March 22, 2022. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Hills, Patricia, and Abigael MacGibeny. "Working for the Fair, 1862, December 25 (Hills no. 10.0.8)." Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné. www.eastmanjohnson.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=106 (accessed on March 28, 2024).