Artist Birthdays, July 29: ROBERT REID, EASTMAN JOHNSON

ROBERT REID (July 29, 1862 – December 2, 1929)

• Nationality: American
• Field: Painting
• Art Movement: Impressionism
• ARTiFact: His murals adorn the North Corridor of The Library of Congress – four circular panels on the north wall entitled Wisdom, Understanding, Knowledge and Philosophy, and octagonal paintings in the ceiling vault representing The Five Senses.
• Important Artwork (shown below): The Violet Kimono, 1910.

EASTMAN JOHNSON (July 29, 1824 – April 5, 1906)

• Nationality: American
• Field: Painting
• Art Movement: Realism, Genre Painting
• ARTiFact: His artwork was so influenced by the naturalistic style of the Dutch masters that he was known in his day as “The American Rembrandt.”
• Artist Quote: “I have been for some time past in a state of such lassitude that I do nothing whatever that I am not obliged to, and avoid every physical and especially mental effort that is possible.”
• Important Artwork (shown below): Negro Life at the South, 1859.

Related Links:

• Learn more about Robert Reid at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
• Learn more about Eastman Johnson at The San Diego Museum of Art
• Discover your favorite artists at Park West Gallery bio.parkwestgallery.com