Eastman Johnson was born in Lovell, Maine. He was the last of eight children. His father owned several businesses. He did an oil painting on a canvas called Writing to Father. It is a picture about a boy sitting on a chair with the light hitting him from the window while he is leaned over writing a letter to his father. The back round is dark and looks as though it is from the 1900's.
The furniture looks classic as though it is a dark room. He seems very alone and concentrated on what he is writing on the paper. He has blonde hair slicked back and he has a serious face expression. The clothes that he is wearing is a dark green jacket with slick jeans. All of these elements show the heartbreak and sadness that he feels from being away from his father. He is probably thinking if he is okay, when he will come back, where is he, and why did he leave. It shows that is it always better for children to be close to their parents and to have that adult model, someone that they can watch and learn from. Even more younger children because they are likely to learn and absorb information around them.
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