Winslow Homer
"Water-Melon Eaters--"

"Water-Melon Eaters--"

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"Water-Melon Eaters--"
ArtistAmerican, 1836–1910
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • "Water-Melon Eaters--"
Date1875
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving on paper
DimensionsSheet: 11 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. (29.2 × 24.1 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Winslow Homer Graphics
Object number75.821
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ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1975; given to MFAH, 1975.
Exhibition History"Winslow Homer's Images of Blacks: The Civil War and Reconstruction Years," The Menil Collection, Houston, October 21, 1988–January 8, 1989; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, January 30–March 20, 1989; North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, May 6–July 2, 1989.

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