Boyhood of Lincoln / Eastman Johnson
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1895.90
- Title
- Boyhood of Lincoln
- Artist
- Eastman Johnson
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- 1824-1906
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- Object Creation Date
- 1868
- Object Creation Place
- North and Central America (continent)
- United States (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- North and Central America (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- United States (nation)
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Henry C. Lewis
- Inscription
- Inscribed l.l.: E. Johnson. 1868
- Dimensions
- 117.9 cm x 94.8 cm (46 7/16 in. x 37 5/16 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Primary Object Type
- portrait
- Physical Description
- Painting of a young boy sitting in front of a fireplace reading a book in a dark interior setting.
- Subject Matter
- Johnson shows Abraham Lincoln as a young boy seated before a glowing fire reading a book in a dark rustic interior setting. Painted just three years after Lincoln's assassination, this intimate genre scene reflects widely held conceptions of Lincoln’s commonness and modest upbringing while emphasizing his humanity and high moral character through the virtue of his dedication to hard work and to his intense commitment to learning.
- Primary Keywords
- abraham lincoln
- book
- books
- boy
- boys
- bust-length
- cabins (houses)
- ferdinand i de'medici
- fireplaces
- interiors
- portraits
- reading
- stools
- Secondary Keywords
- architectural elements
- buildings and the land
- child
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- components by specific context
- dwellings
- figures
- fireplaces and fireplace components
- furniture
- genres
- heating and cooking elements
- historical figures
- houses
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- information artifacts
- information artifacts by physical form
- information forms
- man
- men on horseback
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- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- people by gender
- physical activities
- physical activities by general context
- political figures
- president
- residential structures
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- single built works by specific type
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 960 x 1221
- File Size
- 52 KB
- Record
- 1895.90
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"Boyhood of Lincoln; Eastman Johnson." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1895.90/1895.90.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024.
