Winslow Homer
1860-1870

ArtistAmerican, 1836–1910
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • 1860-1870
DateJanuary 8,1870
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving
DimensionsPlate : 13 3/8 × 20 7/16 in. (34 × 51.9 cm)
Sheet: 15 15/16 × 21 7/8 in. (40.5 × 55.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Winslow Homer Graphics
Object number75.774
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ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1975; given to MFAH, 1975.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited:"Winslow Homer's Images of Blacks: The Civil War and Reconstruction Years." The Menil Collection, Houston TX, Oct 21, 1988 - Jan 8, 1989, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA, Jan 30, 1989 - March 20, 1989, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC, May 6, 1989 - July 2, 1989(LN:88.12)

Exhibited "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
printed on plate lower right[on white board] "HOMER DEL"

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