Early work, Hockanum cemetery
Pen drawing, American
Hadley (Mass.)
Connecticut River
A bare tree grows next to a tombstone in a cemetery. Another tombstone is in the foreground and a fence is behind the tree. The Connecticut River flows in the are in the background. Caption on back: "Hockanum cemetery. Connecticut River and Russell's 'Cove' (fence no longer exists)."
Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940
Jones Library Special Collections
circa 1885
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Illustrations
CJA0569
Early work, hen house
Pencil drawing, American
A drawing of a hen house with four small windows in the front and a larger window on the right side. The building is taller in the front than in the back and is on a small hill. A fence is behind it with a tree growing behind it.
Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940
Jones Library Special Collections
1884 November 27
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Illustrations
CJA0568
Early work, girl fishing in river, back
Pencil drawing, American
An incomplete drawing of a woman sitting. She is faced left, has her hair in a bun and is wearing a blouse. Her arms are drawn but not her hands or lower body.
Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940
Jones Library Special Collections
circa 1886
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CJA0567
Early work, girl fishing in river
Pencil drawing, American
A woman sits on a bench right over water holding a long fishing pole. There is a fence lining the water on in the middleground and there are buildings and trees in the background.
Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940
Jones Library Special Collections
1886 March 27
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Illustrations
CJA0566
Early work, fountain
Pencil drawing, American
South Hadley (Mass.)
A fountain with a small basin shaped like a heart filled with water on top, and a column connecting it to a larger base reading "Blessed be the merciful" The bottom support has the initials "WCTU" written on it.
Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940
Jones Library Special Collections
circa 1885
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CJA0565
Early work, farm objects
Pencil drawing, American
Two pails rest on the floor on the right framed as if seen through a keyhole. A shelf is hanging on a wall in the center with a picture frame and clock on the top shelf and some small jugs below. A plucked, upside-down chicken hangs on the left with its shadow cast on the wall.
Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940
Jones Library Special Collections
1883 November
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CJA0564
Early work, a chair
Pencil drawing, American
A wooden chair with armrests and back support. A small extension for the head is above the back rest. The front and back legs of the chair are connected with a bar and and the left and right sides are connected by a larger bar in the center. The caption on the bottom reads "A Chair" with the "A" and "H" stylized and there is a stylized date under Johnson's signature "May 7th 84."
Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940
Jones Library Special Collections
1884 May 7
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CJA0563
Early work, barnyard
Pencil drawing, American
A pencil sketch of a barnyard with a fence in the foreground and a part of a house drawn on the right of the barn.
Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940
Jones Library Special Collections
circa 1885
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Illustrations
CJA0562
Early works, after tobacco gets hold of a man
Pencil drawing, American
A pencil sketch showing a tall, rolled tobacco with arms and legs and a face. Its holding its arm on the shoulder of a shorter man in front of it wearing a top hat and smoking a cigar. Smoke covers most of the illustrations with a number of stick figures around and a dragon flying among them. The bottom reads: "After Tobacco gets hold of a man."
Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940
Jones Library Special Collections
circa 1885
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Illustrations
CJA0561
Children's Stories, water serpent and child in boat
Gouache painting
A white boy stands in a boat holding his oar up looking at a large serpent with its head high above the water and its tongue sticking out.
Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940
Jones Library Special Collections
undated
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CJA0560
Children's Stories, castle
Gouache painting
A man leans on a stone railing leading up to a castle in the background. There is water around the castle with some passing under the arch bridge.
Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940
Jones Library Special Collections
undated
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Illustrations
CJA0559
Children's Stories, bunny in a dress
Gouache painting
A bunny stands by a snowy garden patch with a small sign reading "CROCUS" in the patch. She is wearing a dress and boots and is holding her arms behind her back. A wooden fence runs across the middle ground and smoke rises from a chimney in the background.
Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940
Jones Library Special Collections
undated
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Illustrations
CJA0558
Children, young child reading
Gouache painting
A young white boy sitting cross-legged in an armchair reading a newspaper and resting his left foot on a footrest.
Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940
Jones Library Special Collections
undated
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Illustrations
CJA0557
Children, two girls walking along train tracks
Gouache painting
Two white girls, one walking by a rail, the other on a rail, with her arms slightly extended for balance. Wooden planks cross the tracks to connect the road on each side. Utility poles run along the tracks and A bird house is mounted near the road in the foreground.
Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940
Jones Library Special Collections
undated
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Illustrations
CJA0556
Children, two children playing behind house
Gouache painting
A white girl and boy play in a yard of a house. The girl stands holding sticks in each hand looking at a chicken in front of her. The boy kneels in front of a wooden pallet. A shutter is breaking off of a window on the house and a ladder leans against the front of it. Laundry hangs drying near the open entrance to the house.
Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940
Jones Library Special Collections
undated
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From the Clifton Johnson Collection
Illustrations
CJA0555