Joshua Johnson was one of the first professional African American portraitists in the U.S. Learn about his life and work painting portraits of people in his Baltimore community in our next free virtual program this Thursday, Oct. 14, at noon. Register through our Program Calendar using the link in our bio. This portrait by Johnson, "The James McCormick family," is comprised of a mother and father flanking their three children. This protective environment of two children holding each to one parent and the other child in the center of the sofa unifies the composition. It is Johnson’s largest family grouping and was painted circa 1805. James McCormick was a merchant who emigrated from Ireland and was listed in the Baltimore directories as a merchant, cabinetmaker, and carpenter. Image: McCormick Family, by Joshua Johnson, c.1805. Maryland Center for History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Thomas C. McCormick, 1920.6.1 #JoshuaJohnson #Portraiture #FellsPoint #Baltimore #BaltimoreHistory #Maryl...