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Soldiers felling sapling, and weaving saplings into baskets [verso]
1862 Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
About this artwork
A graphite sketch on paper depicting Civil War soldiers engaged in manual labor and camp activities, including felling trees and basket weaving. This drawing is the verso side of a larger sheet.
Did you know?
During the American Civil War, Winslow Homer worked as an illustrator for Harper's Weekly, where he documented the daily realities of life in the Union Army camps. These sketches were often preparatory works for more finished illustrations, providing a candid and unglamorized view of soldiers performing mundane chores rather than heroic battles.
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Soldiers felling sapling, and weaving saplings into baskets [verso]
Winslow Homer, 1862
