Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist: Eastman Johnson
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Come 1864, some of the Christmas traditions that we would recognize today were beginning to take root in some American homes. You see in the far right corner a large decorated Christmas tree, and there is also a wreath on the wall. In this portrait we also see the shift in view towards this holiday, with the parents looking on as the children play with their new toys. It wasn't until the mid-19th century that children began to become a focus for Christmas, echoing the relatively new view that childhood was a time of life that should be enjoyed and protected.
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