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Winslow Homer — A Bivouac Fine on the Potomac
Winslow Homer

A Bivouac Fine on the Potomac

1861

One of Homer's earliest Civil War illustrations, this campfire scene established his reputation for bringing intimate human moments to the documentation of military life.

Medium
wood engraving

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Winslow Homer, A Bivouac Fine on the Potomac, 1861

One of Homer's earliest Civil War illustrations, this campfire scene established his reputation for bringing intimate human moments to the documentation of military life.

Medium
wood engraving
Year
1861
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, Dramatic, American, Wood Engraving, Landscape, Military, Historical, Narrative, War

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago