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Winslow Homer Born in 1836 in Boston

Winslow Homer Born in 1836 in Boston. One of the 19 th century’s best American artists He wanted to capture the real He started making prints for a lithographer

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Winslow Homer Born in 1836 in

Boston

Page 2: Winslow Homer Born in 1836 in Boston. One of the 19 th century’s best American artists He wanted to capture the real He started making prints for a lithographer

One of the 19th century’s best American artists

• He wanted to capture the real

• He started making prints for a lithographer at 19

• He then became a magazine illustrator

• In 1862 he painted scenes of the civil War

Page 3: Winslow Homer Born in 1836 in Boston. One of the 19 th century’s best American artists He wanted to capture the real He started making prints for a lithographer

Homer enjoyed scenes of daily life and leisure

Page 4: Winslow Homer Born in 1836 in Boston. One of the 19 th century’s best American artists He wanted to capture the real He started making prints for a lithographer

He painted swimmers, sailors, croquet players and farm workers

Page 5: Winslow Homer Born in 1836 in Boston. One of the 19 th century’s best American artists He wanted to capture the real He started making prints for a lithographer
Page 6: Winslow Homer Born in 1836 in Boston. One of the 19 th century’s best American artists He wanted to capture the real He started making prints for a lithographer
Page 7: Winslow Homer Born in 1836 in Boston. One of the 19 th century’s best American artists He wanted to capture the real He started making prints for a lithographer
Page 8: Winslow Homer Born in 1836 in Boston. One of the 19 th century’s best American artists He wanted to capture the real He started making prints for a lithographer

He illustrated the Civil War as a magazine illustrator

Page 9: Winslow Homer Born in 1836 in Boston. One of the 19 th century’s best American artists He wanted to capture the real He started making prints for a lithographer
Page 10: Winslow Homer Born in 1836 in Boston. One of the 19 th century’s best American artists He wanted to capture the real He started making prints for a lithographer
Page 11: Winslow Homer Born in 1836 in Boston. One of the 19 th century’s best American artists He wanted to capture the real He started making prints for a lithographer

Homer escaped to the Caribbean painted tropical scenes

Page 12: Winslow Homer Born in 1836 in Boston. One of the 19 th century’s best American artists He wanted to capture the real He started making prints for a lithographer
Page 13: Winslow Homer Born in 1836 in Boston. One of the 19 th century’s best American artists He wanted to capture the real He started making prints for a lithographer

Homer loved to watch storms

Page 14: Winslow Homer Born in 1836 in Boston. One of the 19 th century’s best American artists He wanted to capture the real He started making prints for a lithographer

He bought a house in Maine and converted a barn into a home and studio

Page 15: Winslow Homer Born in 1836 in Boston. One of the 19 th century’s best American artists He wanted to capture the real He started making prints for a lithographer
Page 16: Winslow Homer Born in 1836 in Boston. One of the 19 th century’s best American artists He wanted to capture the real He started making prints for a lithographer

In 1881 a turning point came when he spent time in an English fishing village on the north Sea

Page 17: Winslow Homer Born in 1836 in Boston. One of the 19 th century’s best American artists He wanted to capture the real He started making prints for a lithographer
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