The Morning Bell, from Harper's Weekly, December 13, 1873
1873
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
1996.63.91
Tags
Art Historical Context
Winslow Homer's *The Morning Bell*, published in *Harper's Weekly* on 13, 1873, captures a poignant moment in America's burgeoning industrial age. This wood engraving print, now housed in the Smithsonian American Museum, depicts a figure group amid factory life, highlighting the daily rhythms of labor. As a leading illustrator for the influential *Harper's Weekly*—a magazine that shaped public opinion through vivid imagery—Homer brought realism to scenes of everyday struggle, blending sharp detail with emotional depth. Homer, a master of American Realism, excelled in graphic arts, using wood ...
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...