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George Elley Johnson and Willie Johnson, (painting). Artist:  Fowler, Trevor Thomas, 1800-1868, painter. Title:  George Elley Johnson and Willie Johnson, (painting). Dates:  ca. 1853. Medium:  Oil on canvas. Description:  Portrait of George Elley Johnson seated with his body turned slightly to the right, his gaze directed toward the viewer, a flute held against his right shoulder, and an open basket held on his left side. Seated beside him is his baby brother Willie Johnson, his gaze directed toward the viewer, and his left hand holding a toy fish. Baby willie wears an off-the-shoulder dress and George wears a white suit. Subject:  Portrait group -- Family -- Siblings Portrait male -- Johnson, George Elley -- Child Portrait male -- Johnson, George Elley -- Knee length Portrait male -- Johnson, Willie -- Child Portrait male -- Johnson, Willie -- Waist length Object -- Musical Instrument -- Flute Object -- Other -- Basket Object -- Toy Object Type:  Painting Owner:  Anonymous Collection. References:  Speakes, Vera Jacobs, "Mississippi Portraiture," Laurel, MS: National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Mississippi and the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, 1987, pg. 140. Illustration:  Speakes, Vera Jacobs, "Mississippi Portraiture," Laurel, MS: National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Mississippi and the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, 1987, pg. 140. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAP 78020273   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Paintings 78020273 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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