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Boyhood of Lincoln

Eastman Johnson

Artwork Details

Boyhood of Lincoln
1868
Eastman Johnson
oil on canvas
46 1/2 x 37 5/16 in. (117.95 x 94.77 cm);5 ft. 3 in. x 4 ft. 6 3/8 in. x 6 1/4 in. (160.02 x 138.11 x 15.88 cm)
Bequest of Henry C. Lewis
1895.90

On Display

Marvin H. Davidson Gallery

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Physical Description:

A figure wearing dark boots, dark pants, and brown overshirt reads, sitting on stool with his back to lit fireplace. Set in darkened domestic interior, table and drying herbs visible at back, wooden floorboards and stone of fireplace are illuminated. (Larson 2/5/18) 
 

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