Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
Preferred Title:
Kite Flying
Image View:
Overall view without frame
Creator:
Eastman Johnson (American painter, 1824-1906)
Location:
repository: Colby College Museum of Art (Waterville, Maine, United States) 2013.160
Location Note:
5600 Mayflower Hill; Lunder Collection
GPS:
44.565-69.660833
Date:
ca. 1875 (creation)
Cultural Context:
American
Style Period:
Nineteenth century
Work Type 1:
painting (visual work)
Classification:
Paintings
Material:
oil paint on board
Technique:
oil painting (technique)
Measurements:
54.29 cm (height) x 66.04 cm (width)
Subjects:
genre; landscape; kites
Description:
Eastman Johnson was born in Maine and grew up in Fryeburg and Augusta. Following his marriage in 1869, Johnson spent each summer on Nantucket Island, MA. His works of New England life established him as a genre painter, although he was also known for portraiture. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Collection:
Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
Identifier:
7A1-JOHNSONE-CA-K-A0 1
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Kite Flying