Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné
The National Academy of Design has announced the launch of the virtual Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné on July 29, in recognition of the anniversary of the artist’s birthday. In this first phase, the catalogue raisonné is focused on American artist Eastman Johnson’s paintings. Subsequent phases will include the artist’s drawings and prints. Eastman Johnson (1824-1906), The Hatch Family, ca. 1870–71. Oil on canvas, 48 x 73 3/8 in. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Gift of Frederic H. Hatch, 1926 (26.97). Founded and directed by Dr. Patricia Hills, project managed by Abigael MacGibeny, and stewarded by the National Academy of Design, the Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné (EJCR) is based on Dr. Hills’s decades-long research on Johnson’s artwork, which dates to the 1972 monographic exhibition of his work at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Celebrating the artist’s substantial contributions to the development of American genre and portrait painting throughout t...
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