Winslow Homer
Thanksgiving Day--Hanging Up the Musket

ArtistAmerican, 1836–1910
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Thanksgiving Day--Hanging Up the Musket
  • from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 23 December 1865
Date1865
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving
DimensionsPlate : 14 3/16 × 9 3/16 in. (36.1 × 23.4 cm)
Sheet: 15 13/16 × 10 3/4 in. (40.2 × 27.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Winslow Homer Graphics
Object number75.722
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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

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