Winslow Homer
Blindman's Bluff

ArtistAmerican, 1836–1910
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Blindman's Bluff
  • Husking Party Finding the Red Ears
  • from Ballou's Pictorial, November 28, 1857
DateNovember 28,1857
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engravings and newsprint
DimensionsPlate (.A, Blindman's Bluff): 4 7/16 × 6 13/16 in. (11.3 × 17.3 cm)
Plate (.B, Husking Party): 6 7/16 × 9 7/16 in. (16.4 × 24 cm)
Sheet: 15 5/16 × 10 13/16 in. (38.9 × 27.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Winslow Homer Graphics
Object number75.599.A,.B
Non exposé

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ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1975; given to MFAH, 1975.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
.B printed on the plate bottom left edge: Homer, right: Damoreau

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