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⊠31.1 U.S. Portraits, Men
When Johnson returned to the United States, he not only painted genre paintings but he also continued to paint portraits, which gave him a steady income. After 1880 Johnson turned to portraiture almost exclusively. During the 1880s and 1890s he painted businessmen, lawyers, university presidents, and three U.S. presidents from life. At times he also painted their wives and children.
He was also commissioned to paint posthumous portraits, often from photographs. These portraits by and large do not have the sparkle and active brushwork of those done from life. It seems that the demand for portraits of business and civic leaders (and members of exclusive men’s clubs) was so high that portrait painters would often make copies of each other’s paintings to satisfy the market for such images. In many instances, it has been difficult to render opinions for such paintings. —PH
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Hills no. 31.1.9
Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard
Alternate titles: possibly President Barnard of Columbia College; President Barnard
1890
Oil on canvas
50 x 40 in. (127 x 101.6 cm)
Signed and dated lower left: E. Johnson/1890
Provenance
The University Club of New York, 1890 (by gift)
Exhibitions
1897 Century Association
Century Association, New York, January 14, 1897, [possibly, as
Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard]
.
References
Alexander 1915
Alexander, James W. A History of the University Club of New York 1865–1915. New York:
Charles Scribner's Sons,
1915, p. 453
.Kennedy Galleries 1920
Catalogue of an Exhibition of Charcoal Drawings by Eastman Johnson. New York:
Kennedy Galleries,
1920.
Exhibition catalogue (1920 Kennedy Galleries), p. 11, addendum "Paintings by Eastman Johnson" [possibly, as
President Barnard of Columbia College]
.
Hills Examination / Opinion
Examination date(s): 2017-12-01
Examination notes: Good condition. Elegant presence. Green chair. Mortar board on table to left. Yellow brown background. Red robe with brown trim.
Sitter Biography
Sitter: Barnard, Frederick Augustus Porter
Biography: Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard (1809–1889). American scientist and educator; president of Columbia University, 1864–1888, who grew enrollment and curriculum, developed today’s school of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and advocated for equal educational access for women; namesake of Barnard College. Married Margaret McMurray (m. 1849).
White, Terry James. The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilms, 1967–.
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Record last updated July 29, 2021. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Hills, Patricia, and Abigael MacGibeny. "Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard, 1890 (Hills no. 31.1.9)." Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné. www.eastmanjohnson.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=1239 (accessed on May 7, 2024).
