The American Rembrandt's Augusta Home
⎯⎯⎯
Maison du Rembrandt d'Augusta

Augusta, Maine – The Civil War

—

The Museum in the Streets®

—

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 11, 2021

1. The American Rembrandt's Augusta Home / Maison du Rembrandt d'Augusta Marker

Eastman Johnson was born in Lovell, but moved to Augusta in 1834. The family lived on Pleasant Street and at 61 Winthrop Street, where Johnson began his artistic career by drawing portraits of notable local persons such as Revolutionary War veteran Gen. Henry Sewall. Johnson studied si years in Europe, returning home as the dispute over slavery was about to erupt into civil ar. During the war, he followed Union soldiers and sketched scenes of conflict, which he later used for some of this most notable paintings. Johnson's sentiments were anti-slavery. He sympethetically depicted slaves in his art, one of few artists at the time to do so. After the war he became a successful portrait painter of prominent citizens and politicians. He also painted scenes of urban and rural life.

Eastman Johnson est né à Lovell, mais s'installe à Augusta en 1834. La famille réside rue Pleasant puis au 61 rue Winthrop, où Johnson débute sa carrière artistique en faisant des portaits de notables locauxx comem le Général Henry Sewall vétéran de la Guerre d'Indépendance. Puis, Johnson étudie en Europe pendant six ans et retourne chez

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

luis lorsque les conflits sur la question de l'esclavage déclenchent la guerre de Sécession. Pendant la guerre, il suit les soldats de l'Union et croque de sketches de combats qu'il utilise plus tard pour ses tableaux les plus connus. Johnson est anti-esclavageiste. C'est l'une des rare artistes de son époques à donner une image positive des esclaves dan ses tableaux. Après la guerre il est reconnu comme portraitiste de notables et d'hommes politiques. Il peint également des scènes de la vie urbaine et rural.
 
Erected by The Museum in the Streets®. (Marker Number 10.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Arts, Letters, Music • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1834.
 
Location. 44° 18.927′ N, 69° 46.721′ W. Marker is in Augusta, Maine, in Kennebec County. It is on Winthrop Street just west of Pleasant Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 61 Winthrop St, Augusta ME 04330, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Maine’s Kennebec Valley.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 11, 2021

2. The American Rembrandt's Augusta Home / Maison du Rembrandt d'Augusta Marker

It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Melville Weston Fuller (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Augusta Mourns Lincoln / Augusta Pleur Lincoln (about 400 feet away); United States Post Office / La Poste des Etats-Unis (approx. 0.2 miles away); Flag Protest ~ War of 1812 / Drapeau en berne - Guerre de 1812 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Augusta's Publishing Empire / L'empire de l'édition à Augusta (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cornerstone Day / La pose des premières pierres (approx. 0.2 miles away); Granite Block / Un Bâtiment en granit (approx. ¼ mile away); Market Square / La place du Marché (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Augusta.

 

 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 17, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 278 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 17, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.