The Morning Walk â Young Ladies' School Promenading the Avenue
March 28, 1868
Classification
figures
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of John Goldsmith Phillips, Jr.
Accession Number
1947-4-61
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Winslow Homer's *The Morning Walk – Young Ladies' School Promenading Avenue*, created on March 28, 1868, captures a slice of post-Civil War American life The wood engraving depicts a group of young women from a ladies' school strolling elegantly down a tree-lined avenue, their parasols and flowing dresses evoking the refined social rituals of the Gilded Age. Homer, a master of American Realism, was then transitioning from illustration to fine art, often contributing vivid scenes to periodicals like *Harper's Weekly*. This work highlights his keen eye for everyday moments, rendered with precise...