On Their Way to Camp
1873 National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
About this artwork
This oil painting depicts workers in a snowy forest transporting a large barrel on a wooden sled. It belongs to a series of works by Eastman Johnson focusing on the maple sugar industry in Maine.
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Eastman Johnson was known for his dedication to documenting the daily lives of Americans, particularly rural industries that were beginning to change due to industrialization. This series on maple sugaring in Maine captures a disappearing way of life where the process was a communal and manual effort performed deep in the woods. These works were widely praised during his lifetime for their warmth and narrative sincerity in depicting American folk labor.
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On Their Way to Camp
Eastman Johnson, 1873
