Classification
Painting
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation, 1966
Accession Number
66.2491
About this artwork
James Graham and Sons, New York, to 1964
Art Historical Context
**Army Boots** *Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910), 1865* Painting; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966 in 1865, just as the American Civil War drew to a close, Winslow Homer's *Army Boots* reflects the artist's deep engagement with the conflict's human toll. Homer, born in Boston and a pioneering realist painter, gained fame as a Harper's Weekly illustrator embedded with Union troops. His works often zeroed in on soldiers' lives with unflinching honesty, blending sharp observation with emotional restraint. This painting, likely focusing on the weath...