Pitching Quoits
1865 Harvard Art Museums
About this artwork
This oil on canvas depicts a group of Union soldiers relaxing at a camp during the American Civil War. The composition highlights soldiers playing a game of quoits, a popular pastime for troops in their downtime.
Did you know?
Winslow Homer spent time with the Union Army of the Potomac as an artist-correspondent during the Civil War. His observations of camp life resulted in several paintings that depict the tedium and informal moments of soldiers, moving away from purely heroic battle scenes to show the human experience of war.
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Pitching Quoits
Winslow Homer, 1865
