America / 1859
Portrait of Genio C. Scott
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Portrait of Genio C. Scott as painting (America · 1859).
Genio Scott's detailed writings describing 19th-century fish distribution remain highly useful for present-day conservationists.
A CLOSER LOOK
The museum identifies this painting as oil on canvas and credits Eastman Johnson (American, 1824–1906).
The museum's collection notes: Eastman Johnson portrayed Genio Scott (1806–1879) as a gentleman of means wearing an informal, yet stylish robe in his New York residence. Scott had a successful career as a women’s fashion illustrator and magazine publisher, but his true passion was fly-fishing. Details reveal his attachment to the sport: two fishing poles lean on the wall; three tied flies lie on the table; a fourth is held in his hand, ready to be placed in his leather-bound fishing wallet. During his lifetime, Scott witnessed the decline of American fish species, a loss largely attributed to the dumping of industrial pollutants into waterways. In his contributions to spor
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