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Winslow Homer — Scene on the Back Bay Lands, Boston
Winslow Homer

Scene on the Back Bay Lands, Boston

1859

Urban development takes center stage as Homer depicts the transformation of Boston's Back Bay from marshland to building lots, capturing a city in transition.

Medium
wood engraving

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Winslow Homer, Scene on the Back Bay Lands, Boston, 1859

Urban development takes center stage as Homer depicts the transformation of Boston's Back Bay from marshland to building lots, capturing a city in transition.

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

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Print, Monochrome, American, Boston, Wood Engraving, Landscape, Urban, City, Architecture

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago