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This is part 6 of a 21-part post on American Folk Art:
Joshua Johnson (c1763 – c1824)
Joshua Johnson was bi-racial American painter from
the Baltimore area. Johnson, often viewed as the
first person of colour to make a living as a painter in the United States is
known for his portraits of prominent Maryland residents.
It was not until 1939 that the identity of the painter
of elite 19th-century Baltimoreans was discovered by art historian and
genealogist J. Hall Pleasants, who believed that thirteen portraits were
painted by one Joshua Johnson. Johnson’s race, life dates and even his last
name (Johnson or Johnston) remained unknown up until the mid-1990s, when
the Maryland Historical Society released newly
found manuscripts regarding Johnson's life.
Johnson received his freedom in 1782 and began advertising himself as a portrait painter and limner from 1796 on.
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| 1800-02c Letitia Grace McCurdy oil on canvas 104.1 x 87.6 cm de Young Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA |
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| 1800c Family Group oil on canvas 88.5 x 136 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
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| 1800c Mrs. John Moale (Ellin North) and Ellin North Moale oil on canvas 103.8 x 89.5 cm |
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| 1800c Portrait of a Woman oil on canvas 85.1 x 74.9 cm de Young Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA |
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| 1803-05 Mrs. Andrew Bedford Bankson and Son, Gunning Bedford Bankson oil on canvas 81.3 x 71.1 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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| 1803-05c Portrait of Adelia Ellender oil on canvas 66.7 x 53.7 cm Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC |
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| 1804c Grace Allison McCurdy and Her Daughters, Mary Jane and Letitia Grace oil on canvas 110.8 x 98.7 cm Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
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| 1805-10c Portrait of a Gentleman |
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| 1805-10c Portrait of of a Man (Abner Coker) oil on canvas 70.8 x 55.9 cm Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Maine |
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| 1805c Edward and Sarah Rutter oil on canvas 91.4 x 81.3 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City |
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| 1805c Emma Van Name oil on canvas 73.7 x 58.4 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City |
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| 1805c Sarah Ogden Gustin oil on canvas 71.1 x 57.2 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
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| 1807c The Westwood Children oil on canvas National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
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| 1808-09c Mrs. Abraham White, Jr. and Daughter Rose oil on canvas 76.2 x 64.8 cm Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA |
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| 1808-10c Hilmer Schumacher oil on canvas 55.9 x 45.7 cm |
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| 1809-10c Benjamin Franklin Yoe and Son oil on canvas 94 x 74.6 cm Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts, Salem, NC |
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| 1810-15c Portrait of a Girl oil on canvas 61 x 50.1 cm |
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| 1810c (attributed to) Portrait of a Man oil on canvas 66.4 x 56 cm Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA |
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| 1810c (attributed to) Portrait of a Woman oil on canvas 77.5 x 61 cm Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA |
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| 1810c Adelina Morton oil on canvas 61.5 x 51.4 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
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| 1810c Girl Wearing a Bonnet oil on canvas 61.3 x 51.3 cm |
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| 1810c Portrait of Edward Aisquith oil on canvas 57.2 x 46.7 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA |
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| 1810c Portrait of Elisha Stansbury oil on canvas 76.8 x 55.9 cm |
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| 1810c Portrait of Mrs. Barbara Baker Murphy (Wife of Sea Captain) oil on canvas 55.3 x 44.8 cm Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC |
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| 1810c Portrait of Sea Captain John Murphy oil on canvas 54.6 x 44.5 cm Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC |
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| 1812-15c John Jacob Anderson and Sons, John and Edward oil on canvas 76.5 x 100.8 cm Brooklyn Museum, NY |
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| 1820c Portrait of an African American Man oil on panel 48.3 x 34.9 cm Flint Institute of Arts, MI |
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| 1825c Lady on a Red Sofa oil on canvas 76.8 x 64.8 cm Smithsonian National Museum. of African Art, Washington, DC |
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| n.d. (attributed to) Portrait of a Boy With Two Dogs oil on canvas 91.4 x 74.3 cm |
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| n.d. (attributed to) The Children of Clement Cox and Mary Ringgold Cox oil on canvas 73.7 x 61 cm |
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| n.d. Portrait of Louisa Boggs Emory oil on canvas 61.3 x 50.8 cm |
William Massey Stroud Doyle (1769-1828)
William Doyle was a
portrait painter and museum proprietor in Boston, Massachusetts. He oversaw the
Columbian Museum on Tremont Street in the early 1800s.
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| 1800-20c Portrait of a Young Woman in a White Dress with Ruffled Collar pastel on paper 73.7 x 63.5 cm |
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| 1810 Portrait of a Gentleman |
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| 1810c (attributed to) Hollow Cut Silhouette of a Gentleman 13.3 x 11.4 cm (frame) |
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| 1816 (attributed to) Miniature Mourning Portrait of William Smith painted on ivory 9.5 x 5.7 cm |
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| n.d. William Porter Jr. Harvard Art Museums © President and Fellows of Harvard College |
Emily Eastman (1804 - )
Emily Eastman
apparently worked through the 1820s, based on the dress and hairstyles depicted
in her watercolours. Beyond the fact that she was born in Loudon, New
Hampshire, and married Dr. Daniel Baker in 1824, little more is known about
her. She may be the Emily Eastman who was born to Ruth Carter and David Eastman
and died in 1841.
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| 1820-30c Young Woman with Flowers in Her Hair Terra Foundation, Chicago, IL |
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| 1820-40c Woman with Roses in Hair pen and ink and watercolour on paper 36.5 x 27.7 cm Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC |
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| 1820c Young Lady in a Gold-Coloured Gown watercolour and pencil on paper 24.8 x 19 cm |
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| 1825c (attributed to) Woman in Veil watercolour and ink on paper 36.8 x 27 cm American Folk Art Museum, New York City |
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| n.d (attributed to) Portrait of a Woman in a White Gown watercolour and ink on paper 35.6 x 26.7 cm |
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| n.d. Lady's Coiffure with Flowers and Jewels watercolour on paper 43.2 x 34.1 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA |
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| n.d. Lady's Coiffure with Spray of Wheat and Wild Flowers watercolour on paper 40.8 x 30.5 cm Museum of FIne Arts, Boston, MA |
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| n.d. Young Girl Bedecked with Flowers brush and grey wash on paper 45.6 x 35.2 cm Museum of FIne Arts, Boston, MA |
Memorials
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| 1802c Memorial by Elizabeth Dickinson of Amherst, MA silk, watercolour, metallic threads and velvet on silk 33 x 29.8 cm |
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| 1802c Memorial by Sarah Wyman in memory of her sister Abigail silk, ink and watercolour on silk 44.5 x 38.1 cm |
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| 1805c Memorial by Mary Ann Huntingdon aged 16 who died before completing this memorial silk, ink and watercolour on silk 52.1 x 44.4 cm |
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| 1805c Memorial by Mary Lamson in Memory of Jervis Lamson aged 6 years and 5 months 1803 silk, paint and ink on silk 48.3 x 37.5 cm |
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| 1806c Memorial by Deborah Keith silk and watercolour on silk 41.9 x 47.6 cm in original frame |
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| 1810c Memorial by Sophia Barney silk and watercolour on silk |
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| 1810c Memorial worked at Abby Wright's School in South Hadley, MA silk and watercolour on silk 48.3 x 40.6 cm |
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| 1811 Memorial to John Allen s ilk and watercolour on paper on silk 33 x 36.8 cm Huntingdon Library Art Collections |
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| 1815c Memorial by Betsey Ward aged 14 Years silk, ink and paint on silk 65.4 x 55.9 cm |
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| 1820c Memorial signed A.H. silk and paint on linen with gesso primer 45.1 x 34.9 cm |
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| 1827c Memorial by Eliza Lenniman in memory of Mrs, Lucy Churchill watercolour on paper 27.5 x 31.7 cm |
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| Memorial by Phebe Kissam aged 16c silk and watercolour on silk 63.5 x 55 cm |
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