Artist
Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910)American, 1836–1910
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Dad's Coming!
- from Harper's Weekly
DateNovember 1, 1873
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsBlock: 9 3/16 × 13 3/4 in. (23.4 × 34.9 cm)
Sheet: 11 1/16 × 15 7/8 in. (28.1 × 40.3 cm)
Sheet: 11 1/16 × 15 7/8 in. (28.1 × 40.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Winslow Homer Graphics
Object number75.807
Non exposé
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Exhibition History"The Family" The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston May 29 - August 6, 1989
"Winslow Homer and the Sea," The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, May 24 - Aug 31, 1991(LN:91.19)
"Going with the Grain: Woodcuts from Houston Collections," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Cameron Gallery, January 31 - April 19, 2009.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, right edge: NOVEMBER 1, 1873.] HARPER’S WEEKLY. 969
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, below image, center: “DAD’S COMING!” ? DRAWN BY WINSLOW HOMER. ? [SEE POEM ON PAGE 970.]
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, below image, center: “DAD’S COMING!” ? DRAWN BY WINSLOW HOMER. ? [SEE POEM ON PAGE 970.]
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