Artist
Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910)American, 1836–1910
PublisherPublished by
Harper's Weekly(American, 1857–1916)American, 1857–1916
CultureAmerican
Titles
- A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
DateDecember 24,1859
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving
DimensionsPlate : 14 1/16 × 20 1/4 in. (35.7 × 51.4 cm)
Sheet: 15 13/16 × 21 9/16 in. (40.2 × 54.8 cm)
Sheet: 15 13/16 × 21 9/16 in. (40.2 × 54.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Winslow Homer Graphics
Object number75.655
Not on view
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Prints and DrawingsObject Type
Exhibition HistoryLoaned to Cypress Creek Christian Church and Community Center, Spring, Texas, for Homer/Nast exhibition, September 1, 1998 to February 9, 1999.
Exhibited in "A Victorian Christmas," at the Shell and the American Landscape Museum, Houston, Texas, November 1, 2000 to January 8, 2001 (LN:2000.26).
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom right of sheet in pencil "Gellman 81 / K30 / Harper's Weekly-Dec 24, 1859"
printed on the plate bottom left edge "W HOMER DEL"
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Winslow Homer
1869
Wood engraving on paper
75.756
