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Print
1860-1870
Winslow Homer, 1836 - 1910
Homer, Winslow
United States
1836 - 1910
Male
13 1/2 x 20 3/8 in. (34.3 x 51.8 cm)
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1870
1870
1870
1800-1900, 19th century, Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, figure, wood engravings
Print
Published in "Harper's Weekly," January 8, 1870
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1986.47
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Print
A Shell in the Rebel Trenches
Winslow Homer, 1836 - 1910
Homer, Winslow
United States
1836 - 1910
Male
9 1/8 x 13 7/8 in. (23.2 x 35.2 cm)
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1863
1863
1863
1800-1900, 19th century, Civil War, figure, wood engravings
Print
Published in "Harper's Weekly," January 17, 1863
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1986.30
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Print
Christmas Boxes in Camp - Christmas, 1861
Winslow Homer, 1836 - 1910
Homer, Winslow
United States
1836 - 1910
Male
10 3/4 x 9 1/8 in. (27.3 x 23.2 cm)
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1862
1862
1862
1800-1900, 19th century, Civil War, figure, holidays & festivals, wood engravings
Print
Published in "Harper's Weekly," January 4, 1862
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1986.25
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Print
Filling Cartridges at the United States Arsenal, at Watertown, Massachusetts
Winslow Homer, 1836 - 1910
Homer, Winslow
United States
1836 - 1910
Male
10 15/16 x 9 3/16 in. (27.7 x 23.3 cm)
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1861
1861
1861
1800-1900, 19th century, Civil War, figure, wood engravings
Print
Homer also illustrated life on the home front for Harper’s Weekly magazine as well as battlefield scenes. This print appeared in the July 20, 1861 issue, only a few months following the beginning of the Civil War. The following commentary was included on the page following the cover image: "We give on the preceding page a picture of FILLING CARTRIDGES at the United States Arsenal at Watertown, Massachusetts. At this establishment some 300 operatives are kept constantly at work making war material. The powder…is inserted in the cartridge by men, as shown in the lower picture. The bullet is inserted by girls, as shown in the picture above. At least seventy girls and women are kept constantly employed at Watertown in this avocation. The amount of cartridges turned out daily at this factory alone is enormous; and it is evident that, in the course of a few weeks, there will be no lack of this material of war, at all events."
lower center, in the blockupper right, in image, On a circular can at right side of table with women working
1986.24
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Painting
Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln Discussing Emancipation
Hale Woodruff, (Cairo, Illinois, 1900 - 1980, New York, NY)
Woodruff, Hale
United States
1900 - 1980
Male
11 1/4 x 11 in. (28.6 x 27.9 cm)
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Tempera
1942-1943
1942
1943
Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, Frederick Douglass, Images of Black People, paintings
Painting
In 1942-43, a mural competition was held for the newly built Recorder of Deeds Building in Washington, D.C. The topic was "The Contribution of the Negro to the American Nation." Hale Woodruff submitted this imagined grouping of Frederick Douglass, President Lincoln, and members of Lincoln's cabinet. While Woodruff did not win the competition, his mural study is a dramatic reminder of the alliance of two of America's most courageous leaders, Lincoln and Douglass, during a period that threatened to destroy the American union.
While Douglass never, in reality, met with Lincoln's cabinet, he did meet with Lincoln and repeatedly urged the president to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. Woodruff stressed the significance of Douglass's role by appropriating the historical image engraved by Ritchie and adding an animated Douglass and the colorful American flag.
[Gallery label text, 2004]
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Freedom to the Slaves
Currier & Ives, active 1857-1907
Currier & Ives
United States
Male
Publishers
13 3/4 x 10 1/8 in. (34.9 x 25.7 cm)
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1800-1900, 19th century, Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, Images of Black People, lithographs
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1985.47
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9/8/1999
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Print
Home from the War
Winslow Homer, 1836 - 1910
Homer, Winslow
United States
1836 - 1910
Male
9 1/4 x 13 7/8 in. (23.5 x 35.2 cm)
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1863
1863
1863
1800-1900, 19th century, Civil War, figure, wood engravings
Print
Published in "Harper's Weekly," June 13, 1863
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1986.32
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Our Watering Places - The Empty Sleeve at Newport
Winslow Homer, 1836 - 1910
Homer, Winslow
United States
1836 - 1910
Male
9 3/16 x 13 3/4 in. (23.3 x 34.9 cm)
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1865
1865
1865
1800-1900, 19th century, Civil War, figure, wood engravings
Print
Published in "Harper's Weekly," August 26, 1865
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1986.34
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9/8/1999
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Print
Pay-Day in the Army of the Potomac
Winslow Homer, 1836 - 1910
Homer, Winslow
United States
1836 - 1910
Male
13 7/8 x 20 1/2 in. (35.2 x 52.1 cm)
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1863
1863
1863
1800-1900, 19th century, Civil War, figure, wood engravings
Print
Published in "Harper's Weekly," February 28, 1863
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1986.31
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9/8/1999
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Print
Presidents Buchanan and Lincoln Entering the Senate Chamber Before the Inaugural
Winslow Homer, 1836 - 1910
Homer, Winslow
United States
1836 - 1910
Male
5 13/16 x 9 in. (14.8 x 22.9 cm)
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1861
1861
1861
1800-1900, 19th century, Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, figure, wood engravings
Print
Spread from Harper's of March 16, 1861
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1986.21.2
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Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
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Print
Rebels Outside Their Works at Yorktown Reconnoitring [sic] with Dark Lanterns
Winslow Homer, 1836 - 1910
Homer, Winslow
United States
1836 - 1910
Male
10 7/8 x 9 3/16 in. (27.6 x 23.3 cm)
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1862
1862
1862
1800-1900, 19th century, Civil War, figure, wood engravings
Print
Many of Homer’s illustrations for Harper’s Weekly magazine, like this one from May 17, 1862, were based on sketches inspired by his personal experiences. His mother wrote, “Winslow went to the war front of Yorktown and camped out about two months. He suffered much, was without food 3 days at a time, & all in camp either died or were carried away with typhoid fever–plug tobacco and coffee was the Staples….He came home so changed that his best friends did not know him…”.
Journalist Steve Mumford wrote one hundred and fifty years later: “What I found moving about Homer’s work was that it wasn’t directly about the morality of the Civil War, so much as it sought to recreate the experience of the soldiers. His art rarely read as propaganda. It showed the powerful bonding among men on the front lines, as well as the terror. Homer had experienced it and drawn it.” [Gallery label, February 21, 2012]
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1986.26
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9/8/1999
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Sculpture
Taking the Oath and Drawing Rations
John Rogers, 1829 - 1904
Rogers, John
United States
1829 - 1904
Male
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1865
1865
1865
1800-1900, 19th century, children, Civil War, Images of Black People, men, sculpture, women
Sculpture
For a fervent abolitionist like artist John Rogers, sympathy for the Southern cause did not come easily. However, an incident in Charleston, South Carolina, inspired him to create the story in plaster. During the Civil War, as the Union army moved in to Confederate territory, citizens were required to take a loyalty oath in order to obtain food rations. Rogers has captured one mother’s conflict as she swears loyalty to the hated Union while keeping a protective hand on her child’s head. The Union soldier who is administering the oath tips his cap, simultaneously the chivalrous gentleman and the enemy. The freed slave looks on with concern and confusion.
Because of the emotional complexity and the poignant feelings evoked by this group, it was considered one of Rogers’ most successful works. Over 80,000 narrative sculptures were sold by the self-taught Rogers from his workshop in New York City to middle-class Americans looking to decorate their parlors with an engaging work of art.
[Gallery label text, 2002]
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1951.310
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9/8/1999
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The Advance Guard of the Grand Army of the U. S. Crossing the Long Bridge
Winslow Homer, 1836 - 1910
Homer, Winslow
United States
1836 - 1910
Male
9 1/8 x 13 7/8 in. (23.2 x 35.2 cm)
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1861
1861
1861
1800-1900, 19th century, Civil War, figure, wood engravings
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Winslow Homer brought the Civil War to the home front with his illustrations in Harper’s Weekly magazine, including this one from June 8, 1861, shortly after the fighting had begun. The following commentary about the crossing from Washington, D.C. to Alexandria, Virginia appeared in the June 8, 1861 issue:
The scene at the bridges was grand and impressive beyond description…The night was cool and clear, thousands of men were drawn up in a line and defiling past, but hardly a whisper was heard from among them. They all preserved a solemn silence, as though sensible of the momentousness of the occasion; but the rumbling of artillery, the clatter of cavalry, the muskets and ordnance glittering in the moonlight, the suppressed commands of the officers, imparted, nevertheless, a liveliness to the imposing spectacle.
Among the groups of soldiers making the crossing were regiments from New York State. [Gallery label, February 21, 2012]
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1986.23
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Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
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The Army of the Potomac - A Sharp Shooter on Picket Duty
Winslow Homer, 1836 - 1910
Homer, Winslow
United States
1836 - 1910
Male
9 1/8 x 13 3/4 in. (23.2 x 34.9 cm)
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1862
1862
1862
1800-1900, 19th century, Civil War, figure, men, wood engravings
Print
Published in "Harper's Weekly," November 15, 1862
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The Georgia Delegation in Congress
Winslow Homer, 1836 - 1910
Homer, Winslow
United States
1836 - 1910
Male
10 3/4 x 9 1/4 in. (27.3 x 23.5 cm)
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1861
1861
1861
1800-1900, 19th century, Civil War, figure, men, wood engravings
Print
Published in "Harper's Weekly," January 5, 1861
lower center, "See next page" in square brackets integral to captionlower left, in the block
1986.19
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9/8/1999
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The Inaugural Procession at Washington Passing the Gate of the Capitol Grounds
Winslow Homer, 1836 - 1910
Homer, Winslow
United States
1836 - 1910
Male
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1861
1861
1861
1800-1900, 19th century, Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, figure, politics in art, wood engravings
Print
Spread from Harper's of March 16, 1861
lower center, in the block, "see page 165" in square brackets integral to caption text
1986.21.1
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Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
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The Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln as President of the U. S., at the Capitol
After Winslow Homer, 1836 - 1910
Homer, Winslow
United States
1836 - 1910
Male
13 3/4 x 20 1/8 in. (34.9 x 51.1 cm)
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1861
1861
1861
1800-1900, 19th century, Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, figure, politics in art, wood engravings
Print
Published in "Harper's Weekly," March 16, 1861
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1986.22
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Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
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3/26/2002
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The Russian Ball - In the Supper Room
Winslow Homer, 1836 - 1910
Homer, Winslow
United States
1836 - 1910
Male
Printer's ink
Printer's ink
1863
1863
1863
1800-1900, 19th century, Civil War, figure, wood engravings
Print
lower center, in the block
1986.33
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Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
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The Seceding Mississippi Delegation in Congress
After Winslow Homer, 1836 - 1910
Homer, Winslow
United States
1836 - 1910
Male
10 7/8 x 8 1/16 in. (27.6 x 20.5 cm)
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1861
1861
1861
1800-1900, 19th century, Civil War, figure, men, politics in art, wood engravings
Print
Published in "Harper's Weekly," February 2, 1861
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1986.20
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The Surgeon at Work at the Rear During an Engagement
Winslow Homer, 1836 - 1910
Homer, Winslow
United States
1836 - 1910
Male
11 x 13 3/4 in. (27.9 x 34.9 cm)
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1862
1862
1862
1800-1900, 19th century, Civil War, figure, wood engravings
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Winslow Homer, who became one of America’s major painters, brought the Civil War to the home front with his illustrations in Harper’s Weekly magazine. With this engraving in the July 12, 1862 issue appeared the following commentary about the heroic role the surgeon played in the war:
The “Surgeon at Work” introduces us to the most painful scene on the battle-field. Away in the rear, under the green flag, which is always respected among civilized soldiers, the surgeon and his assistants receive the poor wounded soldiers, and swiftly minister to their needs. Arteries are tied, ligatures and tourniquets applied, flesh wounds hastily dressed, broken limbs set, and sometimes, where haste is essential, amputations performed within sight and sound of the cannon. Of all officers the surgeon is often the one who requires most nerve and most courage. The swaying tide of battle frequently makes him a prisoner, and sometimes brutal soldiers will take a flying shot at him as they pass.
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1986.28
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Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
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The Union Cavalry and Artillery Starting in Pursuit of the Rebels...
Winslow Homer, 1836 - 1910
Homer, Winslow
United States
1836 - 1910
Male
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1862
1862
1862
1800-1900, 19th century, Civil War, figure, horses, men, wood engravings
Print
Published in "Harper's Weekly," May 17, 1862
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2/27/2002
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86.27DI2
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00/00/00
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