Winslow Homer and Homer family papers from the Bowdoin College Museum of Art
name: label: Creator
content: Homer, Winslow, 1836-1910
label: Names
content: Beatty, John W. (John Wesley), 1851-1924
label: Names
content: Clarke, Thomas B. (Thomas Benedict), 1848-1931
label: Names
content: Homer, Arthur Benson, b. 1841
label: Names
content: Homer, Charles S., b. 1809
label: Names
content: Homer, Charles S., b. 1834
label: Names
content: Palmer, Potter, 1826-1902
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Maine -- Prout's Neck
label: Topic
content: Painting, American
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Lent for microfilming 1983 by Bowdoin College Museum of Art. The Museum received the material from Homer's descendants in 1964.
creator: label: Creator
content: Homer, Winslow, 1836-1910
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter, illustrator; New York, N.Y. and Prouts Neck, Me. Illustrator for Harper's Weekly; artist-correspondent during Civil War; moved to Prouts Neck, Me., 1884.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Microfilm reels
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1846-1954
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.homewins
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 2932-2933 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals in the Bowdoin College Museum of Art.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Biographical documents; correspondence; notebooks; artworks; scrapbooks; printed material; and photographs; ca. 600 items, total.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Awards and certificates; an address book kept by Homer's brother, Arthur; a biographical sketch of Homer by his nephew; correspondence, including letters, some illustrated, from Homer to his family and others, describing daily activities, his health, and his work; letters from Potter Palmer, Thomas B. Clarke, and John Beatty, and family correspondence which mentions Homer; 2 notebooks, containing notes and sketches; sketches and cartoons; 18 watercolors of plants, birds, and insects by Homer's mother; scrapbooks, containing photos of Homer, his studio, reproductions, clippings, a script and related material comparing Whistler and Homer for a radio program; catalogs; an album containing 60 annotated reproductions of artwork; printed material; Homer's Civil War pass; a contract between C. Klackner and Homer regarding the sale of etchings; receipts for sales; an inventory of the collection of Mrs. Charles S. Homer, Jr.; photos of Homer family members, Homer, his friends, and their surroundings in Prout's Neck, Me.; and miscellany.