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Mrs. Homer H. Johnson

This catalog gathers 15 public-domain works given to the museum by Mrs. Homer H. Johnson. Every work is held by Cleveland Museum of Art.

  1. The Beach at Deauville The Beach at Deauville Eugène Louis Boudin · 1864
  2. A Clam-Bake A Clam-Bake Winslow Homer · 1873
  3. One Day in June One Day in June Frank H. Wellington · 1887
  4. The Sibyl The Sibyl Francis Scott King · 1887
  5. I'm Perfectly Happy I'm Perfectly Happy Richard Alexander Muller · 1886
  6. The Roadside The Roadside Henry Wolf · 1887
  7. William Morris Hunt William Morris Hunt Gustav Kruell · 1887
  8. A Difference A Difference Francis Scott King · 1887
  9. Among the Old Poets Among the Old Poets John Parker Davis · 1887
  10. Rent Day Rent Day Gustav Kruell · 1887
  11. Portrait of a Child Portrait of a Child Thomas George Johnson · 1887
  12. The Cobblers The Cobblers John Parker Davis · 1887
  13. Exchanging Confidences Exchanging Confidences John Tinkey · 1887
  14. A Morning A Morning Elbridge Kingsley · 1887
  15. Miles Standish's Challenge Miles Standish's Challenge Frank H. Wellington · 1887

On provenance & the public domain

A credit line — the small "Gift of…" note beside a work on a museum wall — records its provenance: how the object passed from a private hand into a public collection, whether as an outright gift, a bequest left in a will, the purchase from a named endowment, or an entire collection acquired at once. Because these works are in the public domain, anyone can study, share, and reproduce them freely. Browsing by provenance follows the human story behind a museum's holdings — the collectors and benefactors whose generosity put these works where the public can see them.

Every work in this catalog is in the public domain; images come from the museums that hold them.