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From Alexandria to Ship Point [recto]
1862 Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
About this artwork
This graphite drawing captures soldiers in a cramped, interior setting, rendered with loose, expressive lines on paper. It dates from Homer's time as a correspondent during the American Civil War.
Did you know?
During the American Civil War, Winslow Homer was hired by Harper's Weekly as a special artist-correspondent to document the lives of soldiers at the front. Unlike the idealized or heroic battlefield scenes of his contemporaries, Homer chose to focus on the quieter, often mundane realities of camp life, such as soldiers resting, cleaning their gear, or waiting. This sketch provides a raw, authentic glimpse into the daily existence of the Union Army, devoid of overt combat glory.
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From Alexandria to Ship Point [recto]
Winslow Homer, 1862
