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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. 10.0.3
The Innocent Cause of the War
c.1861–66
Oil
[dimensions unknown]
Description / Remarks
Hills, 2021: This painting may depict a Black girl based on its title.
Provenance
L. M. Brown by 1866
Present whereabouts unknown
Exhibitions
1866 Utica Art Association
Utica Art Association, Utica, New York, 1866, no. 273, as The Innocent Cause of the War, owner L. M. Brown.Keywords
- Subject matter:
Record last updated July 25, 2021. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Hills, Patricia, and Abigael MacGibeny. "The Innocent Cause of the War, c.1861–66 (Hills no. 10.0.3)." Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné. www.eastmanjohnson.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=88 (accessed on April 27, 2024).