Life in Camp, Part 1: Tossing in a Blanket
After Winslow Homer American
Publisher Louis Prang & Co. American
Not on view
In 1864 Homer designed two series of lithographed collectors’ cards titled Life in Camp for the Boston publisher Louis Prang & Co. Unlike his serious war-time images for Harper’s Weekly, the artist felt free to inject humor into these miniature comments on army life which include images of soldiers resting, eating and reacting to army life. Here, Union soldiers use a blanket to toss a fellow in the air. By 1864 the war was entering its final months and formerly sacrosanct subjects could be approached more lightly.