Portrait of Genio C. Scott
1859
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 102.3 × 127 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-109579
Eastman Johnson portrayed Genio Scott (1806–1879) as a gentleman of means wearing an informal, yet stylish robe in his New York residence. Scott had a successful career as a women’s fashion illustrator and magazine publisher, but his true passion was fly-fishing. Details reveal his attachment to the sport: two fishing poles lean on the wall; three tied flies lie on the table; a fourth is held in his hand, ready to be placed in his leather-bound fishing wallet. During his lifetime, Scott witnessed the decline of American fish species, a loss largely attributed to the dumping of industrial poll…
Provenance
Marlatt Fund, 1965.475
Registry history
- 1859 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
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