Winslow Homer
Home from the War

Home from the War

Public Domain

ArtistAmerican, 1836–1910
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Home from the War
  • from Harper's Weekly, 13 June 1863
Date1863
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving
DimensionsPlate: 9 1/4 × 13 7/8 in. (23.5 × 35.2 cm)
 Sheet: 11 5/16 × 16 in. (28.7 × 40.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Winslow Homer Graphics
Object number75.711
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Department
Prints and Drawings
Object Type
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 sheet in pencil "20-"

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