Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné
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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. 10.0.20
Study for the Wounded Drummer Boy
Alternate titles: possibly The Drummer Boy; possibly The Wounded Drummer Boy
c.1864–71
Oil on canvas
46 x 37 in. (116.8 x 94 cm)
Signed lower right: E. Johnson
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Provenance
Exhibitions
Century Association, New York, February 3, 1872, no. 27, [possibly, as The Drummer Boy].
Century Association, New York, Memorial Exhibition of Eastman Johnson, February 9–13, 1907, [possibly, as The Wounded Drummer Boy].
References
Eastman Johnson letter to E. D. Palmer, January 4, 1864. Albany Institute of History & Art Library, Eastman Johnson artist file, "The Drummer Boy I have not yet painted nor begun, but am making the drawing for it larger…"
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Record last updated September 15, 2021. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Hills, Patricia, and Abigael MacGibeny. "Study for the Wounded Drummer Boy, c.1864–71 (Hills no. 10.0.20)." Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné. www.eastmanjohnson.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=114 (accessed on April 23, 2024).