Henry Elliott Johnston
Object Details
- Luce Center Label
- Henry Elliott Johnston (1831-1884) was a Baltimore railroad executive and banker. He and his wife, Harriet, traveled frequently to Europe to build their art collection, and this bust was created on one of their trips to Rome. Like other wealthy Americans of the Gilded Age, the Johnstons hoped that America would one day compete with European art institutions. They anticipated that their private collection would contribute to that process by becoming part of “a national gallery of art.”
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Harriet Lane Johnston
- Data Source
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Date
- 1873
- Object number
- 1906.9.15
- Artist
- William Henry Rinehart, born Union Bridge, MD 1825-died Rome, Italy 1874
- Sitter
- Henry Elliott Johnston
- Henry Elliott Johnston
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- marble
- Dimensions
- 24 x 16 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (60.9 x 41.9 x 29.2 cm)
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- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- On View
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 17A
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor
- Topic
- Portrait male\bust
- Portrait male\nude
- Record ID
- saam_1906.9.15
