The America's Cup Yacht MISCHIEF

probably 1890s

John S. Johnston

American, born probably England or Ireland, late 1830s; died Niagara Falls, New York, 1899

Albumen print

6 9/16 in. x 8 5/16 in. (16.7 x 21.1 cm)

Gift of Dr. R. Joseph Monsen and Dr. Elaine R. Monsen

82.200

Provenance: Purchased by the donors in Berkeley, California, as part of an album of Johnston photographs

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, 200 Photographs from the Museum Collection, Dec. 8, 1983 - Feb. 5, 1984. Text by Rod Slemmons. No cat. no.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, The American Landscape's "Quieter Spirit": Early Paintings by Frederic Edwin Church. June 25 - Oct. 16, 2005. Text by Patricia Junker.

Published ReferencesCf. Chappele, Howard I. The History of American Sailing Ships (New York: W. W. Norton & Company), pp. 335-338.

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