New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-01


Winslow Homer, beginning as huuoao
photographer in Boston. where he was born
in 1886, rose. largely self-taught. 10 an
acknowledged place in the front rank OF
American painters He lived and worked
IN America almost uninterruptedly year
of study abroad had little influence on MS
art, and throughout his career he chose MS
subjects from the life around him.
From the very beginning of his work as
an apprentice in the little photographer
shop drawing rude sketches on WOODEN
blocks ne showed unusual ability as
craftsman. Filled with desire TO break
awav from this mechanical drudgery'
he saved his wages. and at the age OF
twenty-one came TO New York, entereu
himself as a student at the National Acad-
envy of Design and became pupil OF FREQ
eric Rondel. a French artist then enjoying
considerable reputation as teacher.
The young man had already gained some
.x,arterce In genre His first pictures
were the outcome of his instructive response
70 the figures in his environment So Tor
four wears. while he studied at the night
session of the Academy. during the day ne
eI,ed out his scanty savings by drawing on
wood blocks for publishers. and incidentally
began TO build a reputation Tnen tle
Civil War broke out and "Harpers week
w. sent him to the front He was then
only twenty-five years old, but the WORK OK
that period indicates that he had matu-eu
RAPIDLY. This time OF popular excitement
proved a rare opportunity for the youne
artist His campaigns covered "lue
field He began at once to put into praC-
tice his knowledge of painting. Inc SUI
iects he chose were those suggested oy
the scenes of camp and campaign IRE
around him He kept pace in his art Win
his experiences of men and strange scenes
Then in 1864 he first attracted VICE atten-
ton with his prisoners from the Front
This picture made profound impression
and from then on Mr.. Honer's success WAS
assured He now took up work In all me-
di,1nns and at once found a wide demand
for everything he produced IN 1893 He
was made an associate of the Nauond
Academy. and in the following year ne pc
came a full f1edged academlc1an- IN Iooo
he assisted in organizing the American
Water Color Society.
year later he went to Europe. osten-
siblv TO seek additional stimulus ana loi
q year studied in Paris NO douot h'
| found inspiration on the English coast. ou
neither upon this nor upon any suosequeh
tourney to the other side did he import az
| exotic note into his style. He came oach
| and after a while explored the bananas
making studies of the life in those Isl
ands He turned to the Adirondacks' an
| later he pitched his tent in the MIDST o
/ those stirring scenes on the coast or NAaIil'
which served as the basis for n1ucn OF his
work. He spent most of his time for years
| in Maine. -
| He exhibited at the Salon In lSo'' Io'
| and at other times. at the Philadelpnla eh
| positfon in 1876 and frequently az th'
/ National Academy. His pictures attracIe'
| much attention at the Paris exposition II
1900 Among his best known paintings Si
| Cotton Pickers." 'Home. sweet Home
seZouaves Pitching Quoits." Bright sac
"As You Like It. Milking Time. In th
Field" Snap of the Whip. Rap ana III
Girls" Breeding Up Charles ote"di
smith" New York. Shutdown. Upian'
| Cotton" Sunday Morning. Coming Ava
of the Gale" Uncle Ned's Happy Family.
| life Line" Fly Fishing" "Gardener
Daughter" After the Bath" I'm the Gar
den. Manchester Coast" LAUGHING Q
| a Boat -.yyrecking of a vessel