St. Nicholaus, Bean Bag Song

Image

cja0319.jpg

Title

St. Nicholaus, Bean Bag Song

Subject

Illustration of books -- United States
Gouache painting

Description

A painting of a girl standing with her back facing the illustrator wearing a hat and a white dress. She is looking up with both hands raised looking at a bean bag in the air, preparing to catch it. A hand-written copy of Bean Bag Song, a poem by Christopher Valentine, is taped on the right.

Creator

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940

Source

Image from volume XXIV - 129, page 1025 of St. Nicholas, edited by Mary Mapes Dodge, 1896-1897

Publisher

Jones Library Special Collections

Date

circa 1895

Rights

This digital file may be used for educational uses, as long as it is not altered in any way. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the digital files from the Jones Library.

Relation

From the Clifton Johnson Collection

Type

Illustrations

Identifier

CJA0319

Original Format

Gouache painting

Physical Dimensions

8.5 x 6

Citation

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940, “St. Nicholaus, Bean Bag Song,” Digital Amherst, accessed October 30, 2024, https://digitalamherst.org/items/show/5731.