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Winslow Homer. Prisoners from the Front. 1865
-confederate soldiers, one union soldier
-anti-slavery
-confederates were in bad shape, old man
-interested in human interaction
-influenced from japanisma |
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Naturalism, Realism
similar to Courbet
-form follows function
-not interested in avant garde
-strong simple designs
-command of watercolor (one of the greatest) |
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Winslow Homer. Snap the Whip. 1870
-happy American life
-enjoys landscape and people
-children are promise of America, symbolize unity of nation
-the end era into urbanization
-rural life after war |
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Winslow Homer. The Cotton Pickers. 1880
-color palette changes, more subdued
-sympathize for blacks
-girls did backbreaking labor but still proud
-not slaves though |
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Winslow Homer. Breezing Up. 1880
-Loved the water |
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Winslow Homer. The Life Line. 1880
-left America to study in fishing village in Europe
-Nature is no longer benign
-dramatic life saving
-Hidden messages about Homers sexuality
-face covered grabbing breast, her dress looks immodest
-wilderness is savage
-world view is getting darker, as older getting more blind |
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Winslow Homer. The Gulf Stream. 1899
-Fear of the year 1900
-perils of the sea
-relationship of man and water
-storytelling comes out
-powerful thick brushstroke |
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