Soldiers in a Sleigh or Wagon
Classification
figures
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Charles Savage Homer, Jr.
Accession Number
1912-12-129-b
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Soldiers in a Sleigh or Wagon** *Winslow Homer, 1862* Created in 1862 amid the American Civil War, Winslow Homer's *Soldiers in a Sleigh or Wagon* captures a poignant moment of wartime life. Homer, a pioneering American Realist (1836–1910), began his career as a Harper's Weekly illustrator, sketching Union troops with unflinching honesty. This work, classified as a figure study, likely depicts soldiers enduring winter transport—perhaps huddled in a sleigh or wagon amid snow-covered roads—highlighting the grueling realities of camp life and marches during a brutal season. Homer's early ...