Our Next President
October 31, 1868
Classification
figures
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of John Goldsmith Phillips, Jr.
Accession Number
1947-4-28
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Our Next President** Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910), October 31, 1868* Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Goldsmith Phillips,. Created just days before the pivotal 186 U.S. presidential election Winslow Homer's *Our Next President* captures a charged moment in American history. The date aligns with the contest between Republican Ulysses S. Grant, the Civil War hero, and Democrat Horatio Seymour amid Reconstruction's turbulent debates over civil rights and national healing. Homer, renowned for his realistic depictions of everyday Americans, often contributed illustrations...