Negro Life at the South

Negro Life at the South is considered Johnson's masterpiece, and it gained attention at its first exhibit among more than 800 works at the National Academy of Design in New York City in 1859. There were numerous accounts in newspapers. The first review noted the painting was set in Washington, D.C., but it soon became popularly known as Old Kentucky Home, after Home Journal used this title in a feature article about it. Behind her is another black figure. The white woman may represent Johnson's sister. ==References==