Supply Train
1864 Smithsonian American Art Museum
About this artwork
A detailed graphite drawing on paper depicting a line of mule-drawn covered wagons. The sketch features two horizontal registers, showing both the wagon train in action and a distant view of the camp.
Did you know?
Winslow Homer produced this sketch during the American Civil War while embedded with the Union Army. At the time, he was working as an illustrator for Harper's Weekly, capturing the gritty, day-to-day realities of soldier life rather than just the heroics of battle.
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Supply Train
Winslow Homer, 1864
