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Feeding the Turkey

Eastman Johnson

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woman with short brown hair wearing a white short-sleeved shirt with vertical black stripes and a black bow at the neck, and a long gray skirt with blue stripes; she has her left arm raised above her head holding a bowl; she stands on green grass; a large black turkey with a red head and neck stands on the right facing the woman; background shows a stone wall with a blue sky above it.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1872–80
Medium
Pastel on wove paper, mounted to canvas on a wooden stretcher
Culture
American
Dimensions
374 × 623 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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