Near Andersonville: Winslow Homer's Civil War

by Peter H. Wood

Book Overview

The admired American painter Winslow Homer rose to national attention during the Civil War. But one of his most important early images remained unknown for a century. The renowned artist is best known for depicting ships and sailors, hunters and fishermen, rural vignettes and coastal scenes. Yet he also created some of the first serious black figures in American art. Near Andersonville (1865-66) is the earliest and least known of these impressive...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674053206
• ISBN13: 9780674053205
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.7"