Early work, old garret
subject: Pen drawing, American
description: A small attic room with one small window on the far wall and steep row on the right side. There is an opening in the center of the floor that connects to the floor below. The words: "Old Garret" are written on the top right and the date "Dec. 84" is written below Johnson's signature.
creator: Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940
publisher: Jones Library Special Collections
date: 1884 December
rights: This digital file may be used for educational uses, as long as it is not altered in any way. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the digital files from the Jones Library.
relation: From the Clifton Johnson Collection
type: Illustrations

Early work, the murderer and death
subject: Gouache painting
description: A white man wearing a black hat, pants, and long coat walks towards the right with his head down. A skeleton dressed in white and holding a long white sword as if about to strike the man floats in the air, galloping past on a white horse.
creator: Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940
publisher: Jones Library Special Collections
date: circa 1885
rights: This digital file may be used for educational uses, as long as it is not altered in any way. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the digital files from the Jones Library.
relation: From the Clifton Johnson Collection
type: Illustrations

Early work, landscape with tree and stone wall
subject: Gouache painting
description: A tree with some of its crown on top. A small, broken stone wall is by the tree and hilly meadows extend into the background.
creator: Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940
publisher: Jones Library Special Collections
date: circa 1885
rights: This digital file may be used for educational uses, as long as it is not altered in any way. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the digital files from the Jones Library.
relation: From the Clifton Johnson Collection
type: Illustrations

Early work, landscape May 1886
subject: Gouache painting
description: A person stands on a tall pile of what looks like wood logs overlooking a road. A similar pile is on the other side extending as if forming fortifications. Three tall trees grow behind and others are in the background.
creator: Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940
publisher: Jones Library Special Collections
date: 1886 May
rights: This digital file may be used for educational uses, as long as it is not altered in any way. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the digital files from the Jones Library.
relation: From the Clifton Johnson Collection
type: Illustrations

Early work, landscape
subject: Gouache painting
description: A stream flowing between two stone walls with trees growing on both sides and filling the background.
creator: Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940
publisher: Jones Library Special Collections
date: circa 1885
rights: This digital file may be used for educational uses, as long as it is not altered in any way. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the digital files from the Jones Library.
relation: From the Clifton Johnson Collection
type: Illustrations

Early work, lake view at night
subject: Gouache painting
description: A view of a lake at night with most of the full moon above the horizon casting a light on the water. A small boat is on the shore in the foreground.
creator: Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940
publisher: Jones Library Special Collections
date: circa 1885
rights: This digital file may be used for educational uses, as long as it is not altered in any way. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the digital files from the Jones Library.
relation: From the Clifton Johnson Collection
type: Illustrations

Early work, it rained
subject: Pen drawing, American
description: A girl wearing a hat and seen from behind, walks with a large umbrella in pouring rain. Water sprays from under her boots.
creator: Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940
publisher: Jones Library Special Collections
date: circa 1885
rights: This digital file may be used for educational uses, as long as it is not altered in any way. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the digital files from the Jones Library.
relation: From the Clifton Johnson Collection
type: Illustrations

Early work, Hockanum cemetery
subject: Pen drawing, American Hadley (Mass.) Connecticut River
description: A bare tree grows next to a tombstone in a cemetery. Another tombstone is in the foreground and a fence is behind the tree. The Connecticut River flows in the are in the background. Caption on back: "Hockanum cemetery. Connecticut River and Russell's 'Cove' (fence no longer exists)."
creator: Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940
publisher: Jones Library Special Collections
date: circa 1885
rights: This digital file may be used for educational uses, as long as it is not altered in any way. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the digital files from the Jones Library.
relation: From the Clifton Johnson Collection
type: Illustrations

Early work, hen house
subject: Pencil drawing, American
description: A drawing of a hen house with four small windows in the front and a larger window on the right side. The building is taller in the front than in the back and is on a small hill. A fence is behind it with a tree growing behind it.
creator: Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940
publisher: Jones Library Special Collections
date: 1884 November 27
rights: This digital file may be used for educational uses, as long as it is not altered in any way. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the digital files from the Jones Library.
relation: From the Clifton Johnson Collection
type: Illustrations

Early work, girl fishing in river, back
subject: Pencil drawing, American
description: An incomplete drawing of a woman sitting. She is faced left, has her hair in a bun and is wearing a blouse. Her arms are drawn but not her hands or lower body.
creator: Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940
publisher: Jones Library Special Collections
date: circa 1886
rights: This digital file may be used for educational uses, as long as it is not altered in any way. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the digital files from the Jones Library.
relation: From the Clifton Johnson Collection
type: Illustrations

Early work, girl fishing in river
subject: Pencil drawing, American
description: A woman sits on a bench right over water holding a long fishing pole. There is a fence lining the water on in the middleground and there are buildings and trees in the background.
creator: Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940
publisher: Jones Library Special Collections
date: 1886 March 27
rights: This digital file may be used for educational uses, as long as it is not altered in any way. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the digital files from the Jones Library.
relation: From the Clifton Johnson Collection
type: Illustrations

Early work, fountain
subject: Pencil drawing, American South Hadley (Mass.)
description: A fountain with a small basin shaped like a heart filled with water on top, and a column connecting it to a larger base reading "Blessed be the merciful" The bottom support has the initials "WCTU" written on it.
creator: Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940
publisher: Jones Library Special Collections
date: circa 1885
rights: This digital file may be used for educational uses, as long as it is not altered in any way. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the digital files from the Jones Library.
relation: From the Clifton Johnson Collection
type: Illustrations

Early work, farm objects
subject: Pencil drawing, American
description: Two pails rest on the floor on the right framed as if seen through a keyhole. A shelf is hanging on a wall in the center with a picture frame and clock on the top shelf and some small jugs below. A plucked, upside-down chicken hangs on the left with its shadow cast on the wall.
creator: Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940
publisher: Jones Library Special Collections
date: 1883 November
rights: This digital file may be used for educational uses, as long as it is not altered in any way. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the digital files from the Jones Library.
relation: From the Clifton Johnson Collection
type: Illustrations

Early work, a chair
subject: Pencil drawing, American
description: A wooden chair with armrests and back support. A small extension for the head is above the back rest. The front and back legs of the chair are connected with a bar and and the left and right sides are connected by a larger bar in the center. The caption on the bottom reads "A Chair" with the "A" and "H" stylized and there is a stylized date under Johnson's signature "May 7th 84."
creator: Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940
publisher: Jones Library Special Collections
date: 1884 May 7
rights: This digital file may be used for educational uses, as long as it is not altered in any way. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the digital files from the Jones Library.
relation: From the Clifton Johnson Collection
type: Illustrations

Early work, barnyard
subject: Pencil drawing, American
description: A pencil sketch of a barnyard with a fence in the foreground and a part of a house drawn on the right of the barn.
creator: Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940
publisher: Jones Library Special Collections
date: circa 1885
rights: This digital file may be used for educational uses, as long as it is not altered in any way. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the digital files from the Jones Library.
relation: From the Clifton Johnson Collection
type: Illustrations