Winslow Homer: Eyewitness

Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA

31 Aug 2019 - 5 Jan 2020

Canoe in Rapids (1897), Winslow Homer. Photo: Harvard Art Museums; © President and Fellows of Harvard College.

In his mid twenties, Homer worked for Harper’s Weekly, sketching the soldiers of the Civil War as illustrations for reports. These drawings are shown in this exhibition alongside later oils and watercolours, revealing how Homer’s years as a war artist informed his understanding of perspective. Find out more from the Harvard Art Museums website.

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Sea Garden, Bahamas (1885), Winslow Homer.

Sea Garden, Bahamas (1885), Winslow Homer. Photo: Harvard Art Museums; © President and Fellows of Harvard College00

The Lookout (1882), Winslow Homer.

The Lookout (1882), Winslow Homer. Photo: Harvard Art Museums; © President and Fellows of Harvard College

Pitching Quoits (1865), Winslow Homer.

Pitching Quoits (1865), Winslow Homer. Photo: Harvard Art Museums; © President and Fellows of Harvard College

Prisoners From the Front (1866), Winslow Homer.

Prisoners From the Front (1866), Winslow Homer. Photo: Harvard Art Museums; © President and Fellows of Harvard College