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Winslow Homer — The Last Delegation from South Carolina in the Congress of the United States
Winslow Homer

The Last Delegation from South Carolina in the Congress of the United States

1860

Political tension fills this historically significant engraving as Homer documents the final moments of South Carolina's congressional delegation before secession.

Medium
wood engraving

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Winslow Homer, The Last Delegation from South Carolina in the Congress of the United States, 1860

Political tension fills this historically significant engraving as Homer documents the final moments of South Carolina's congressional delegation before secession.

Medium
wood engraving
Year
1860
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Monochrome, Political, Documentary, 19th Century, American, Wood Engraving, Social Commentary, Historical, Narrative, Figurative

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago