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Eastman Johnson painted this composition in 1876, 100 years after the founding of the United States. The centennial fostered a sense of nostalgia among some residents as industrialization and urban growth rapidly transformed the nation. Husking Bee, Island of Nantucket depicts a seasonal gathering on the rural Massachusetts island. Community members work together to shuck corn and ready the harvest, a traditional activity that was far removed from daily life for many in the late 19th century. Johnson employed a warm palette and loose brushwork to describe this agrarian subject, presenting an uncomplicated vision of cooperation and closeness to the land.
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| Medium | oil paint (paint) |
| Dimensions | 138 × 69 Cm |
| Tags | landscapesanimals |
| Certificate | Certificate not provided |
Timeline
Chain of custody, exhibitions, and verification milestones synced from the provenance service.
Tue
27
Jan
exhibition
Union League Club of New York, <em>Loan Collection</em>, Nov. 14–16, 1889, cat. 19, as <em>Corn Husking</em>.
Union League Club of New York, Loan Collection, Nov. 14–16, 1889, cat. 19, as Corn Husking.
Tue
27
Jan
note
Lucy H. Hooper, “The Pictures at the Paris Exhibition. IV. The American Pictures,” <em>The Art Journal</em> 4
Lucy H. Hooper, “The Pictures at the Paris Exhibition. IV. The American Pictures,” The Art Journal 4 (1878): 348–350, as Corn Husking, https://www.jstor.org/stable/20569288.
Tue
27
Jan
note
National Academy of Design, <em>Catalogue of the Fifty-First Annual Exhibition</em>, exh. cat.
National Academy of Design, Catalogue of the Fifty-First Annual Exhibition, exh. cat. (National Academy of Design, 1876) cat. 285.
Tue
27
Jan
note
Clarence Cook, <em>Art and Artists of Our Time</em>, vol. 3
Clarence Cook, Art and Artists of Our Time, vol. 3 (Selmar Hess, 1888), 263.
Tue
27
Jan
note
S. N. Carter, “Paintings at the Centennial Exhibition,” <em>The Art Journal</em> 2
S. N. Carter, “Paintings at the Centennial Exhibition,” The Art Journal 2 (1876): 284, as Husking Bee, https://www.jstor.org/stable/20568958.
Tue
27
Jan
exhibition
Art Institute of Chicago, <a href="https://www.artic.edu/exhibitions/2907/paintings-exhibited-at-the-opening-of-the-new-galleries-mcewen-munger-and-meritt-collections"><em>Paintings Exhibited at the Opening of the New Galleries</em></a>...
Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings Exhibited at the Opening of the New Galleries, Feb. 24–[?], 1890, cat. 245, as Corn Husking.
Tue
27
Jan
note
S.G.W. Benjamin, “A Representative American,” <em>The Magazine of Art</em> 5
S.G.W. Benjamin, “A Representative American,” The Magazine of Art 5 (Nov., 1882): 485–490.
Tue
27
Jan
note
“The National Academy of Design,” <em>The Art Journal</em> 2
“The National Academy of Design,” The Art Journal 2 (1876): 159.
Tue
27
Jan
note
born Bertha Honoré, also Mrs....
born Bertha Honoré, also Mrs. Potter Palmer), Chicago, 1889
Tue
27
Jan
note
S. N. Carter, “The Academy Exhibition,” <em>The Art Journal</em> 4
S. N. Carter, “The Academy Exhibition,” The Art Journal 4 (1878): 157–59, as Corn Husking, https://www.jstor.org/stable/20569225.
Tue
27
Jan
note
Eugene Benson, “Eastman Johnson,” <em>The Galaxy</em> VI
Eugene Benson, “Eastman Johnson,” The Galaxy VI (1868): 111.
Tue
27
Jan
note
<em>Illustrated Catalogue of the Art Hall of the Inter-State Industrial Exposition of Chicago</em>, exh. cat.
Illustrated Catalogue of the Art Hall of the Inter-State Industrial Exposition of Chicago, exh. cat. (Rand, McNally, & Co., 1882), 78, cat. 612, as Corn Husking
Tue
27
Jan
note
Exposition Universelle Internationale, <em>Catalogue Officiel. Tome I: Groupe I, Oeuvres d’Art</em>, 3rd ed.
Exposition Universelle Internationale, Catalogue Officiel. Tome I: Groupe I, Oeuvres d’Art, 3rd ed. (Imprimerie Nationale, 1878), 204, cat. 69, as Epis de blés.
Tue
27
Jan
note
Patricia Hills, "<em>Husking Bee, Island of Nantucket</em>, 1876
Patricia Hills, "Husking Bee, Island of Nantucket, 1876 (Hills no. 26.3.3)," Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné, accessed Aug. 5, 2021, https://www.eastmanjohnson.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=412, (ill.).
Tue
27
Jan
note
Lacey Baradel, “Geographic Mobility and Domesticity in Eastman Johnson’s <em>The Tramp</em>,” <em>American Art</em> 28, no. 2
Lacey Baradel, “Geographic Mobility and Domesticity in Eastman Johnson’s The Tramp,” American Art 28, no. 2 (Summer, 2014): 30–40, fig. 9 (ill.),
Tue
27
Jan
exhibition
Art Institute of Chicago, <a href="https://www.artic.edu/exhibitions/4071/two-centuries-of-american-art-1750-1950"><em>Two Centuries of American Art, 1750-1950</em></a>, Oct. 1, 1959–Jan. 10, 1960...
Art Institute of Chicago, Two Centuries of American Art, 1750-1950, Oct. 1, 1959–Jan. 10, 1960, no cat. [downloadable checklist available].
Tue
27
Jan
note
Henry-Russell Hitchcock, “American Painting at the Art Institute,” <em>The Art Institute of Chicago Quarterly</em> 45, no. 3
Henry-Russell Hitchcock, “American Painting at the Art Institute,” The Art Institute of Chicago Quarterly 45, no. 3 (Sept. 15, 1951): 41–50, as Corn Husking, https://www.jstor.org/stable/4112599.
Tue
27
Jan
exhibition
Denver Art Museum, Chappell House Galleries, <em>Our American Heritage</em>, Mar. 7–Apr. 11, 1948, cat. 38.
Denver Art Museum, Chappell House Galleries, Our American Heritage, Mar. 7–Apr. 11, 1948, cat. 38.
Tue
27
Jan
exhibition
Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, <em>Romantic America</em> Oct. 9–Nov. 28, 1948.
Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, Romantic America Oct. 9–Nov. 28, 1948.
Tue
27
Jan
note
Everett U. Crosby, <em> Eastman Johnson at Nantucket: His Paintings and Sketches of Nantucket People and Scenes</em>
Everett U. Crosby, Eastman Johnson at Nantucket: His Paintings and Sketches of Nantucket People and Scenes (Nantucket, 1944), 12, C.1, as Corn Husking Bee.
Tue
27
Jan
exhibition
NY, Brooklyn Museum, <em>An American Genre Painter, Eastman Johnson, 1824–1906</em>, Jan. 18–Feb 26, 1940, cat. 55, as <em>Corn Husking Bee</em>.
NY, Brooklyn Museum, An American Genre Painter, Eastman Johnson, 1824–1906, Jan. 18–Feb 26, 1940, cat. 55, as Corn Husking Bee.
Tue
27
Jan
exhibition
Pittsburgh, PA, Carnegie Institute, <em>Survey of American Painting</em>, Oct. 24–Dec. 15, 1940, cat. 121.
Pittsburgh, PA, Carnegie Institute, Survey of American Painting, Oct. 24–Dec. 15, 1940, cat. 121.
Tue
27
Jan
exhibition
Cambridge, MA, William Hayes Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, <em>Art in New England: New England Genre</em>, May 15–Sept. 1, 1939, cat. 17.
Cambridge, MA, William Hayes Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Art in New England: New England Genre, May 15–Sept. 1, 1939, cat. 17.
Tue
27
Jan
note
Fogg Art Museum, <em>Art in New England: New England Genre</em>, exh. cat.
Fogg Art Museum, Art in New England: New England Genre, exh. cat. (Harvard University Press, 1939), cat. 17 (ill.).
Tue
27
Jan
exhibition
Art Institute of Chicago...
Art Institute of Chicago, A Survey of American Painting from the Permanent Collection of the Art Institute, July 21–Oct. 9, 1932, no cat. [downloadable checklist available].
Tue
27
Jan
note
Art Institute of Chicago, <em>A Guide to the Paintings in the Permanent Collection</em>
Art Institute of Chicago, A Guide to the Paintings in the Permanent Collection (Art Institute of Chicago, 1932), 111, 159 (ill.).
Tue
27
Jan
note
given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1922.
given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1922.
Tue
27
Jan
note
“Accessions and Loans,” <em>Bulletin of the Art Institute of Chicago</em> 16, no. 3
“Accessions and Loans,” Bulletin of the Art Institute of Chicago 16, no. 3 (May, 1922): 47, as Corn Husking, https://www.jstor.org/stable/4116423.
Tue
27
Jan
note
John Denison Champlin, Jr. and Charles C. Perkins, <em>Cyclopedia of Painters and Paintings</em>, vol. 2
John Denison Champlin, Jr. and Charles C. Perkins, Cyclopedia of Painters and Paintings, vol. 2 (Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1913), 351, as .
Tue
27
Jan
note
Patricia Hills, <em>The Painters’ America: Rural and Urban Life, 1810–1910</em>, exh. cat.
Patricia Hills, The Painters’ America: Rural and Urban Life, 1810–1910, exh. cat. (Whitney Museum of American Art, 1974), 79, fig. 97 (ill.), as .
Tue
27
Jan
exhibition
Art Institute of Chicago, <a href="https://www.artic.edu/exhibitions/4456/paintings-from-the-collection-of-mrs-potter-palmer"><em>Paintings from the Collection of Mrs. Potter Palmer</em></a>, Aug. 1910, cat. 27, as <em>Corn Husking</em>.
Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings from the Collection of Mrs. Potter Palmer, Aug. 1910, cat. 27, as Corn Husking.
Tue
27
Jan
note
“The Loan Exhibitions,” <em>Bulletin of the Art Institute of Chicago</em> 4, no. 1
“The Loan Exhibitions,” Bulletin of the Art Institute of Chicago 4, no. 1 (July, 1910): 6, as Corn Husking, https://www.jstor.org/stable/4116816.
Tue
27
Jan
note
Sadakichi Hartman, “Eastman Johnson: American Genre Painter,” <em>The International Studio</em> 34
Sadakichi Hartman, “Eastman Johnson: American Genre Painter,” The International Studio 34 (Apr., 1908): 111, as Corn Huskers.
Tue
27
Jan
note
“Weekly Calendar,” <em>The Collector and Art Critic</em> 4, no. 6
“Weekly Calendar,” The Collector and Art Critic 4, no. 6 (Apr., 1906): n.p., as The Husking Bee, https://www.jstor.org/stable/25435680.
Tue
27
Jan
note
John I. H. Baur, <em>An American Genre Painter: Eastman Johnson, 1824–1906</em> exh. cat.
John I. H. Baur, An American Genre Painter: Eastman Johnson, 1824–1906 exh. cat. (Brooklyn Museum, 1940), 3, 23, 50, 62, cat. 55, pl. 32 (ill.), as Corn Husking Bee, https://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89050667617.
Wed
27
Jan
exhibition
Brooklyn Museum of Art, <em>Eastman Johnson: Painting America</em>, Oct. 29, 1999–Feb. 6, 2000, cat. 44; San Diego Museum of Fine Arts, Feb. 25–May 21, 2000; Seattle Museum of Art, June 8–Sept. 10, 2000.
Brooklyn Museum of Art, Eastman Johnson: Painting America, Oct. 29, 1999–Feb. 6, 2000, cat. 44; San Diego Museum of Fine Arts, Feb. 25–May 21, 2000; Seattle Museum of Art, June 8–Sept. 10, 2000.
Wed
27
Jan
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Teresa A. Carbone and Patricia Hills, <em>Eastman Johnson: Painting America</em>, exh. cat.
Teresa A. Carbone and Patricia Hills, Eastman Johnson: Painting America, exh. cat. (Brooklyn Museum of Art, 1999), 85, 262–64, , cat. 44 (ill.).
Tue
27
Jan
note
Judith A. Barter, et al., <em>American Arts at the Art Institute of Chicago: From Colonial Times to World War I</em>
Judith A. Barter, et al., American Arts at the Art Institute of Chicago: From Colonial Times to World War I (Art Institute of Chicago, 1998), 227–29, cat. 106 (ill.).
Fri
27
Jan
note
Sarah Burns, “Revitalizing the ‘Painted-Out’ North: Winslow Homer, Manly Health, and New England Regionalism in Turn-of-the-Century America,” <em>American Art</em> 9, no. 2
Sarah Burns, “Revitalizing the ‘Painted-Out’ North: Winslow Homer, Manly Health, and New England Regionalism in Turn-of-the-Century America,” American Art 9, no. 2 (Summer, 1995): 23, https://www.jstor.org/stable/3109183.
Sun
27
Jan
exhibition
Santa Barbara Museum of Art, <em>New Work–New Visions</em>, June 6–Aug. 11, 1991.
Santa Barbara Museum of Art, New Work–New Visions, June 6–Aug. 11, 1991.
Sat
27
Jan
note
Marc Simpson, Sally Mills, and Patricia Hills, Eastman Johnson, <em>The Cranberry Harvest, Island of Nantucket: 25th Anniversary Exhibition</em>
Marc Simpson, Sally Mills, and Patricia Hills, Eastman Johnson, The Cranberry Harvest, Island of Nantucket: 25th Anniversary Exhibition (Timken Art Gallery, 1990).
Fri
27
Jan
note
Sarah Burns, <em>Pastoral Inventions: Rural Life in Nineteenth-Century American Art and Culture</em>
Sarah Burns, Pastoral Inventions: Rural Life in Nineteenth-Century American Art and Culture (Temple University Press, 1989).
Thu
27
Jan
note
Ross E. Taggart, <em>Kaleidoscope of American Painting: Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries</em>, exh. cat.
Ross E. Taggart, Kaleidoscope of American Painting: Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries, exh. cat. (William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art, 1977), cat. 77 (ill.).
Thu
27
Jan
exhibition
Kansas City, MO, William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art, Mary Atkins Museum of Fine Arts, <em>Kaleidoscope of American Painting: Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries</em>, Dec. 2, 1977–Jan. 22, 1978, cat. 77.
Kansas City, MO, William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art, Mary Atkins Museum of Fine Arts, Kaleidoscope of American Painting: Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries, Dec. 2, 1977–Jan. 22, 1978, cat. 77.
Thu
27
Jan
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Patricia Hills, <em>The Genre Painting of Eastman Johnson: The Sources and Development of His Style and Themes</em>
Patricia Hills, The Genre Painting of Eastman Johnson: The Sources and Development of His Style and Themes (New York: Garland Press, 1977).
Tue
27
Jan
exhibition
Art Institute of Chicago, <a href="https://www.artic.edu/exhibitions/6619/art-at-the-time-of-the-centennial"><em>Art at The Time of the Centennial</em></a>, June 19–Aug. 8, 1976, no cat.
Art Institute of Chicago, Art at The Time of the Centennial, June 19–Aug. 8, 1976, no cat.
Sun
27
Jan
exhibition
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, <em>The Painters’ America: Rural and Urban Life, 1810–1910</em>, Sept. 20–Nov. 10, 1974, cat. 97; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Dec. 5, 1974–Jan. 19, 1975; CA, Oakland Museum, Feb. 10–Mar. 30...
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, The Painters’ America: Rural and Urban Life, 1810–1910, Sept. 20–Nov. 10, 1974, cat. 97; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Dec. 5, 1974–Jan. 19, 1975; CA, Oakland Museum, Feb. 10–Mar. 30, 1975.
Thu
27
Jan
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Patricia Hills, <em>Eastman Johnson: Retrospective Exhibition</em>, exh. cat.
Patricia Hills, Eastman Johnson: Retrospective Exhibition, exh. cat. (Whitney Museum of Art, 1972), 89, cat. 79 (ill.).
Mon
27
Jan
note
by descent to her sons, Honoré Palmer (1874–1964) and Potter Palmer II (1875–1943), 1918
by descent to her sons, Honoré Palmer (1874–1964) and Potter Palmer II (1875–1943), 1918
Fri
27
Jan
note
Art Institute of Chicago, <em>Paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Picture Collection</em>
Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Picture Collection (Art Institute of Chicago, 1961), 248, as Cornhusking Bee.
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