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1850 Boston, Massachusetts - 1921. Known for: Marine-sailing ship painting.
Marine painter Marshall Johnson, was born in Boston, Massachusetts, attending Lowell Institute, but his date of birth (1846 or 1850) is as uncertain as his post-mortem fame, or lack thereof. After... Read full biography
Marine painter Marshall Johnson, was born in Boston, Massachusetts, attending Lowell Institute, but his date of birth (1846 or 1850) is as uncertain as his post-mortem fame, or lack thereof. After being a very well known artist in the 1880s and 1890s, there were no ceremonies or death notices when... Read full biography
Marine painter Marshall Johnson, was born in Boston, Massachusetts, attending Lowell Institute, but his date of birth (1846 or 1850) is as uncertain as his post-mortem fame, or lack thereof. After being a very well known artist in the 1880s and 1890s, there were no ceremonies or death notices when Johnson died in 1921. Such was Johnson's fate despite the fact that he was recognized enough to have his 1883 oil painting of the ship, "Constitution," become a logo in the advertisements of a life... Read full biography
Marine painter Marshall Johnson, was born in Boston, Massachusetts, attending Lowell Institute, but his date of birth (1846 or 1850) is as uncertain as his post-mortem fame, or lack thereof. After being a very well known artist in the 1880s and 1890s, there were no ceremonies or death notices when Johnson died in 1921. Such was Johnson's fate despite the fact that he was recognized enough to have his 1883 oil painting of the ship, "Constitution," become a logo in the advertisements of a life insurance company in New England. In his youth, at least, he experienced major good fortune in being one of twelve sailors who survived a fire on board ship, and its subsequent sinking, off the South American coast in 1870. In Boston again after this... Read full biography
Marine painter Marshall Johnson, was born in Boston, Massachusetts, attending Lowell Institute, but his date of birth (1846 or 1850) is as uncertain as his post-mortem fame, or lack thereof. After being a very well known artist in the 1880s and 1890s, there were no ceremonies or death notices when Johnson died in 1921. Such was Johnson's fate despite the fact that he was recognized enough to have his 1883 oil painting of the ship, "Constitution," become a logo in the advertisements of a life insurance company in New England. In his youth, at least, he experienced major good fortune in being one of twelve sailors who survived a fire on board ship, and its subsequent sinking, off the South American coast in 1870. In Boston again after this disaster, Johnson studied with another painter of marines, William E. Norton, for three years. Though he then went into the painting business for... Read full biography
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Keywords (25)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Ship Portraits and Other Sea Vessels
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Boston Before 1900
- •England, Great Britain Before 1900, London
- •Europe
- •France Before 1900
Art Association
- •Boston Art Club
- •Copley Society of Boston-
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Marine Before 1900
- •Marine Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Boston Art Club-
- •Copley Society of Boston
- •National Academy of Design, New York
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts