Eastman’s work is defined by its realism sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Husking Bee, Island of Nantucket
Eastman Johnson (American, 1824–1906)

Self-Portrait
Eastman Johnson (American, 1824–1906)

Portrait of Mrs. Jeremiah Chandler
Eastman Johnson American, 1824–1906

Self-Portrait
Eastman Johnson (American, 1824–1906)

Magnolias on Light Blue Velvet Cloth
Martin Johnson Heade (American, 1819–1904)

Elizabeth Grant Bankson Beatty (Mrs. James Beatty) and Her Daughter Susan
Joshua Johnson (American, c. 1763–after 1825)

York Harbor, Coast of Maine
Martin Johnson Heade (American, 1819–1904)

Jitterbugs II
William H. Johnson American, 1901-1970

Marcella's Resort
Michael Eastman American, born 1947

Head of a Black Woman
Sargent Claude Johnson (American, 1888–1967)

Bed Rug
Hannah Johnson (American, 1770–1848) Possibly Bozrah, New London County, Connecticut, United States

Untitled (John-John and Bobby)
Larry Johnson American, born 1959

Armchair
J. S. Ford, Johnson and Company (American, 1872–early 20th century) Chicago

Our House, from the series "Chickenbones and Watermelon Seeds: The African American Experience as Abstract Art"
Rashid Johnson American, born 1977

Jonathan's Hands
Rashid Johnson American, born 1977

Proposed William Granger Ryan Fine Arts Center
Philip Johnson American, 1906-2005

Untitled (Eastman Kodak, Advertising, Girls)
Edward Steichen American, born Luxembourg, 1879–1973

Michael
Rashid Johnson American, born 1977