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Charles Everett Johnson
"The Family Hearth" - Turn of the Century Cozy Interior Figurative Scene

1902

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Charming turn-of-20th Century interior painting that takes the viewer back to simpler times with grandmother, grandfather, mother sewing and a young girl playing with her greyhound and doll around the hearth. Titled "The Family Hearth" 1902 by Charles Everett Johnson (American, 1866-c.1957) Signed lower right with gallery label on verso. Image size: 22"H x 28"W. Presented in rustic gilt-toned ornate frame of period. Framed size: 31"H x 37"W x 4"D. Painter, a commercial artist. Born in Gilroy, CA on Dec. 7, 1866. Johnson studied in Paris with Richard Miller (1909-13) followed by study at the AIC. He remained in Chicago for several years and was the art director for the Lord & Thomas Advertising Agency. By 1925 he had returned to southern California and established a home in Altadena and a freelance studio in Los Angeles. He taught advertising art at Chouinard Art School and was active in Los Angeles until the early 1940s. AAA 1909-31; CA&A. Many artists apprenticed under Charles Everett Johnson including Haddon Hubbard Sundblon. "Undoubtedly, the most influential magazine advertisements were those produced or supervised by Charles Everett Johnson. A native California born in Gilroy in 1866, Johnson received his formal art education in Paris with Richard Miller, and at the Chicago Art Institute. In 1913, while working as an art director for the Lord and Thomas Advertising Agency, he was put in charge of the Sunkist account. Within a few years, this advertising campaign was a national success. From the 1920s to the 1940's he operated a freelance studio in Los Angeles, where he produced many paintings which first appeared as Sunkist magazine ads and then became label images. Sunny Cove is an example of the style he was known for." Mantle Fieldings Dictionary of American Painters
  • Creator:
    Charles Everett Johnson (1866, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1902
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 31 in (78.74 cm)Width: 37 in (93.98 cm)Depth: 4 in (10.16 cm)
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  • Condition:
    Professionally cleaned; minor craquelure; varnished with UV resistant varnish. Frame is vintage and may show signs of use and wear (imperfections minimized, but included "as-is").
  • Gallery Location:
    Soquel, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: JT-D59181stDibs: LU5425435821
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