The Cranberry Harvest, Island of Nantucket

The Cranberry Harvest, Island of Nantucket by Eastman Johnson
Artist
Eastman Johnson
Date
1880
Style
Realism
Genre
Genre painting
Location
Timken Museum of Art
The Cranberry Harvest, Island of Nantucket is an Realism genre painting created in 1880 by American artist Eastman Johnson. This canvas features a lively scene of women, men, and children working together during the cranberry harvest on Nantucket, Massachusetts. Executed in oil paint, the work captures the everyday activity with vivid detail and a sense of community. Housed at the Timken Museum of Art since 1972, the painting exemplifies Johnson’s skill in portraying American rural life with honesty and immediacy.

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