An oil painting of a small child playing peek-a-boo with their mother on a chaise lounge.

Mother’s Darling (Bo-Peep)

Eastman Johnson (1824-1906)

Date

1872
Object Type

Paintings
Medium

Oil on composition board mounted on panel
Dimensions

22 1/8 x 26 1/2 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
signed and dated l.l.: E. Johnson 1872
Verso:
on board: 3-211-065
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

1980.21
Copyright

Public domain

We the People: Picturing American Identity

June 15–September 8, 2013

This exhibition focuses on the fluidity of national identity through the creations of American artists, particularly in key moments in history when the definition of a singular American identity was challenged and ultimately reshaped.

Location: On view

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