id:			141936
accession number:	1965.475
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1965.475
updated:		2022-04-07 20:19:58.826000

Portrait of Genio C. Scott, 1859. Eastman Johnson (American, 1824-1906). Oil on canvas; unframed: 102.3 x 127 cm (40 1/4 x 50 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1965.475

title:				Portrait of Genio C. Scott
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creation date:			1859
creation date earliest:		1859
creation date latest:		1859
current location:		207 American Realism
creditline:			Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	America, 19th century
technique:	oil on canvas
department:	American Painting and Sculpture
collection:	American - Painting
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Eastman Johnson (American, 1824-1906)  - artist

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measurements: Unframed: 102.3 x 127 cm (40 1/4 x 50 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	Signed lower left: "E. Johnson / 1859"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Golden Anniversary of Acquisitions
	opening date:   1966-09-10T04:00:00
	<i>Golden Anniversary of Acquisitions</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (September 10-October 16, 1966).

	title:		Cleveland Collects American Art of the Gilded Age
	opening date:   2003-02-23T00:00:00
	<i>Cleveland Collects American Art of the Gilded Age</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 23-May 18, 2003).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Family of the sitter until 1965; Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Booth, Delmar, NY; (Vose Gallery, Boston)
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fun fact: 
Genio Scott's detailed writings describing 19th-century fish distribution remain highly useful for present-day conservationists.

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wall description: 
Johnson portrayed Genio Scott as a gentleman of means wearing an informal, yet stylish robe in his New York residence decorated with art. Scott had a successful career as a women’s fashion illustrator and magazine publisher, but his true passion was fly-fishing. Specific details in the portrait reveal the sitter’s attachment to the sport: two fishing poles lean on the wall at the right; three tied flies lie on the table at the left; and a fourth is held in his hand, ready to be placed in his leather-bound fishing wallet.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 185
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n209

	Cleveland Museum of Art, and Sherman E. Lee. Golden Anniversary Acquisitions [Exhibition] September 10 Through October 16 [1966]. [Cleveland]: The Museum, 1966.
	page number: 	cat. no. 63
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 185
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n209

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 229
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n249

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IMAGES

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