Winslow Homer
American, 1836 - 1910
Person TypeIndividual
BiographyWinslow Homer excelled equally in the arts of illustration, oil painting, and watercolor. Many of his works have become classic images of nineteenth-century American life. Others speak to more universal themes such as the primal relationship of man to nature. This illustration originally published in Harper's Weekly is an excellent example of his approach to 19th American life.