COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
AIC_.1922.444
AMICA Library Year:
1998
Object Type:
Paintings
Creator Name:
Johnson, Eastman
Creator Nationality:
North American; American
Creator Dates/Places:
American; 1824-1906 North and Central America,North America,United Sta
Creator Name-CRT:
Eastman Johnson
Title:
Husking Bee, Island of Nantucket
Title Type:
preferred
View:
full view
Creation Date:
1876
Creation Start Date:
1876
Creation End Date:
1876
Materials and Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Creation Place:
North and Central America,North America,United States,Massachusetts,Nantucket Island
Dimensions:
unframed: 69.3 x 137 cm (27 1/4 x 54 3/16 in.)framed: 113.7 x 182.6 cm (44 3/4 x 71 7/8 in.)
AMICA Contributor:
The Art Institute of Chicago
Owner Location:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
ID Number:
1922.444
Credit Line:
The Art Institute of Chicago, Potter Palmer Collection
Inscriptions:
Signed lower left: "E. Johnson/1876"
Context:
One of several genre paintings within Eastman Johnson's oeuvre that takes its nostalgic theme from rural Nantucket, Husking Bee, Island of Nantucket is a timeless evocation of agrarian peace and cooperation. The success of the painting's theme pivots on its style: a fusion of landscape and genre imbued with a Barbizon, plein-air sensibility. The glowingly autumnal palette is interspersed with bright patches of red, blue, and green that appear like sparks amidst the solid, shimmering gold of the cornhusks. Johnson included a woman discovering a red ear of corn in the painting, which, according to folk tradition, would allow her to kiss the person of her choice. This combination of indigenous subject matter with an international style forms a sophisticateddepiction of Nantucket's picturesque plenitude.
Related Image Identifier Link:
AIC_.E11024.TIF
