The Grand Review at Camp Massachusetts, Near Concord, September 9, 1859, from Harper's Weekly, September 24, 1859
1859
Medium
Graphic Arts-Print
Classification
Graphic Arts-Print
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Ray Austrian Collection, gift of Beatrice L. Austrian, Caryl A. Austrian and James A. Austrian
Accession Number
1996.63.106
Tags
Art Historical Context
Winslow Homer, a pioneering American artist best known for his later realist paintings of seascapes and rural life, began his career as a skilled illustrator for *Harper's Weekly*. This 1859 wood engraving, titled *The Grand Review at Camp Massachusetts, Concord, September 9 1859*, captures vibrant military parade of volunteer troops near the historic town of Concord, Massachusetts—site of the Revolutionary War's "shot heard round the world." Published just two weeks after the event, it reflects Homer's role as a "special artist sketching on-site to bring timely news to a national audience. T...
About the Artist
Winslow Homer · 1836–1910
Winslow Homer (1836-1910) was one of America's greatest painters and a preeminent figure in 19th-century American art. Largely self-taught, Homer began his career as a commercial illustrator and Civil War correspondent for Harper's Weekly before becoming renowned for his powerful marine subjects and landscape paintings. His mastery of both oil and watercolor, combined with his uncompromising reali...