Winslow Homer
Subtitle: paintings of the Civil War
By: Marc Simpson with contributions by Nicolai Cikovsky, Jr. ... [et al.].
Contributors: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.; Portland Museum of Art.; Amon Carter Museum of Western Art.
Publisher: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco; Bedford Arts
Published: 1988
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 283
Subjects: Homer, Winslow, 1836-1910 -- Exhibitions; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Art and the war -- Exhibitions
Description: "This volume has been published on the occasion of the first monographic exhibition uniting the majority of the Civil War paintings of Winslow Homer ... The essays and related materials that inform this book offer a close reading of Homer's paintings in the cultural context of the Civil War period and the critical responses with which the works were originially received ... accompanied by a diverse array of period media illustrations and cartoons, as well as Homer's sketches"--Dustjacket.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 272-277.
Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, July 2-Sept. 18, 1988, Portland Museum of Art, Oct. 8-Dec. 18, 1988, and the Amon Carter Museum, Jan. 7-Mar. 12, 1989.