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Life in Camp, Part 2: Our Special

1864
Not on view
In 1864 Homer designed two series of lithographed collectors’ cards titled Life in Camp. Unlike his wartime images for Harper’s Weekly, the artist felt free to inject humor into these miniature comments on army life that include images of wives and sweethearts and soldiers enjoying themselves on leave. Here, the artist caricatured himself sketching while seated on a cannon. By 1864 the war was entering its final months, and formerly sacrosanct subjects could be approached more lightly.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Life in Camp, Part 2: Our Special
  • Artist: After Winslow Homer (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1836–1910 Prouts Neck, Maine)
  • Sitter: Winslow Homer (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1836–1910 Prouts Neck, Maine)
  • Publisher: Louis Prang & Co. (Boston, Massachusetts)
  • Publisher: Beadle & Co. (London)
  • Date: 1864
  • Medium: Color lithograph
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 4 1/8 x 2 3/8 in. (10.4 x 6.1 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ephemera
  • Credit Line: The Jefferson Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson Burdick, 1947
  • Object Number: 47.91.25(201)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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