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Winslow Homer — Boston Street Characters
Winslow Homer

Boston Street Characters

1859

Urban character studies reveal Homer's early interest in documenting American social types with both humor and anthropological precision.

Medium
wood engraving

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Winslow Homer, Boston Street Characters, 1859

Urban character studies reveal Homer's early interest in documenting American social types with both humor and anthropological precision.

Medium
wood engraving
Year
1859
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Victorian, Monochrome, 19th Century, American, Street Scene, Wood Engraving, Urban, Narrative, Figurative, Black and White

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago