Collection An Artist Visits the White House Past
From its construction in 1792, until the 1902 renovation that shaped the modern identity and functions of the interior of the White...
An 1859 painting by Eastman Johnson depicting urban slavery.
- Artist
- Eastman Johnson
- Date of Work
- 1859
- Medium
- Painting
- Credit
- Collection of the New-York Historical Society
An 1859 painting by Eastman Johnson depicting urban slavery.
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