Feeding The Turke c. 1872 - 1880

"Feeding the Turke" is a painting by American artist Eastman Johnson, created between 1872 and 1880. It features a young woman in a simple dress standing in a garden with a turkey. She holds a bowl in her outstretched hand, seemingly offering the turkey food. The scene is rendered in a realistic style, capturing the details of the woman's clothing, the turkey's plumage, and the surrounding foliage. The painting conveys a sense of peaceful domesticity, highlighting the everyday life of a rural family. The figure of the woman is reminiscent of Johnson's earlier work, which often focused on the lives of ordinary people and the daily tasks they performed. This artwork exemplifies Johnson's characteristic genre painting, specifically focusing on daily life and domestic scenes.