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31.2 U.S. Portraits, Men, Unidentified
The identities of the men in these portraits have not yet been confirmed. However, the paintings are known or believed to have been done in the United States based on factors including their style, inscribed dates, and the appearance of the sitters when images are available. Johnson painted the vast majority of his oil portraits after he returned to the United States from Europe in 1855. —AM
Description / Remarks
MacGibeny, 2021: It is possible that this painting could be a portrait of Johnson's father, Philip Carrigan Johnson (1795–1859). However, its exhibition date of 1868 suggests that it may have been made after his death, and currently there is no evidence to confirm the sitter's identity.
Provenance
Present whereabouts unknown
Exhibitions
1868 Maryland Historical Society
Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore, Seventh Exhibition, 1868. (Exhibition catalogue: Maryland Historical Society 1868), no. 88, as Papa's Portrait, owner Eastman Johnson.References
Maryland Historical Society 1868
Maryland Historical Society. Catalogue of Paintings, at the Picture Gallery of the Maryland Historical Society. Seventh Exhibition, 1868. Baltimore: Printed by John Murphy & Co., 1868. Exhibition catalogue (1868 Maryland Historical Society), p. 6, no. 88, as Papa's Portrait, owner Eastman Johnson.Douglass 1999
Douglass, Julie M. "Lifetime Exhibition History." In Eastman Johnson: Painting America, by Teresa A. Carbone and Patricia Hills. Brooklyn, NY: Brooklyn Museum of Art, in association with Rizzoli International Publications, 1999. Exhibition catalogue, p. 261, as Papa's Portrait.Unidentified
Keywords
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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. "Papa's Portrait, c.1868 (Hills no. 31.2.6)." Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné. www.eastmanjohnson.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=1531 (accessed on April 27, 2024).