Elizabeth Grant Bankson Beatty (Mrs. James Beatty) and Her Daughter Susan
Purchased with funds provided by Robin and Timm R. Reynolds and Jill Burnside Zeno; Bulley and Andrews, Edna Graham, Love Galleries, Mary Swissler Oldberg, Ratcliffe Foundation, and Quinn E. Delaney funds; Walter Aitken, Dr. Julian Archie, Mr. and Mrs. Perry Herst, Jay W. McGreevy, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Puth, Stone Foundation, and Mr. and Mrs. Frederick G. Wacker, Jr. endowment funds; through prior acquisitions of the George F. Harding Collection and Ruth Helgeson
Catalogue
- Year
- 1805
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 82.9 × 72.8 cm (32 5/8 × 28 5/8 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Joshua Johnson
Artist
Painting
Joshua Johns[t]on was an American painter from the vicinity of Baltimore, Maryland of African and European ancestry. Johnson is known for his portrait paintings of prominent Maryland residents and their children. He was the "earliest documented professional African-American painter".
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- Joshua Johnson
- Year
- 1805
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 82.9 × 72.8 cm (32 5/8 × 28 5/8 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1805-330356
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified