Study for "The Life Line"
Winslow Homer, American, 1836â1910
1883â1884
Medium
seascapes
Classification
seascapes
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Charles Savage Homer, Jr.
Accession Number
1912-12-34
About this artwork
A firefighter faces right and holds an unconscious young girl in a gurney as he carries her to safety. The girl's head rolls back, her right arm hangs down limply and the other clutches a rope.