Dinah, Portrait Of A Negress
eastmanjohnson
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figurative
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charcoal drawing
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oil painting
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portrait reference
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portrait head and shoulder
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animal drawing portrait
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portrait drawing
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facial portrait
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portrait art
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fine art portrait
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digital portrait
"Dinah, Portrait of a Negress" is a portrait painting by Eastman Johnson, a prominent American genre painter known for depicting everyday life, particularly of African Americans. The painting depicts a seated woman, Dinah, wearing a red headwrap and traditional clothing, holding a walking stick. Johnson's use of rich, earthy tones and his focus on Dinah's stoic expression creates a sense of dignity and resilience, highlighting the artist's interest in depicting the lives of formerly enslaved people in the post-Civil War era.
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