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Winslow Homer — Holiday in Camp - Soldiers Playing "Foot-Ball"
Winslow Homer

Holiday in Camp - Soldiers Playing "Foot-Ball"

1865

Among Homer's later Civil War prints, this lively scene of military recreation reveals the artist's interest in humanizing soldiers beyond their battlefield roles.

Medium
wood engraving

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Winslow Homer, Holiday in Camp - Soldiers Playing "Foot-Ball", 1865

Among Homer's later Civil War prints, this lively scene of military recreation reveals the artist's interest in humanizing soldiers beyond their battlefield roles.

Medium
wood engraving
Year
1865
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Sport, Action, 19th Century, American, Recreational, Wood Engraving, Historical, Narrative, Soldiers, Black and White

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago