A Country Store â Getting Weighed
March 25, 1871
Medium
figures
Classification
figures
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of John Goldsmith Phillips, Jr.
Accession Number
1947-4-34
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Winslow Homer, a pioneering American Realist painter and illustrator (1836–1910), captured the rhythms of everyday rural life in *A Country Store – Gettingighed*, dated March 25, 1871. This work, likely a detailed wood engraving or drawing from his prolific period contributing to periodicals like Harper's Weekly, a quintessentially American scene: locals gathered at a modest country store, with one figure stepping onto a scale amid the camaraderie of neighbors. The title evokes ahearted moment of community interaction, highlighting Homer's keen eye for ordinary folk and their unpretentious wor...