From 2023-2024, the NHA had an exciting year of acquisitions to the collection. A significant addition was Cranberry Pickers by Eastman Johnson, the primary artist of national importance associated with Nantucket in the late 19th century. This beautifully finished piece is one of two dozen works the artist made to prepare for his monumental canvas, Cranberry Harvest, now at the Timkin Museum in San Diego.
Also displayed were important works by Elizabeth Rebecca Coffin, Nantucket’s most notable female artist from the turn of the 20th century.
Banner image: Cranberry Pickers, Eastman Johnson, 20″ x 30″, oil on cradled panel.