Winslow Homer
Our Women and the War

Our Women and the War

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Our Women and the War
ArtistAmerican, 1836–1910
PublisherAmerican, 1857–1916
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Our Women and the War
DateSeptember 6,1862
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsPlate : 13 7/16 × 20 7/16 in. (34.2 × 51.9 cm)
 Sheet: 16 × 21 3/8 in. (40.6 × 54.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Winslow Homer Graphics
Object number75.703
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ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1975; given to MFAH, 1975.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited "The Penand the Sword: Winslow Homer, Thomas Nast and the American Civil War" The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston August 4, 1990 - February 3, 1991 Subsequent tour through

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom right corner of the sheet in pencil "134 / 400 / 5"

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