Life in Camp, Part 2: Fording
After Winslow Homer American
Publisher Louis Prang & Co. American
Publisher Beadle & Co. British
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. In this card, soldiers devise novel ways to keep their shoes and pants dry while crossing a river. By 1864 the war was entering its final months, and formerly sacrosanct subjects could be approached more lightly.
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