Waiting for a Bite

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Waiting for a Bite

Artist Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910)

Date1874

DimensionsOverall: 16 9/16 x 11 in. (42 x 28 cm)

MediumWood engraving and letterpress

ClassificationPrints

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Fred Steele, Mrs. Dean Corbett, and Mrs. George Seney in memory of their mother, Mrs. James R. Easton

Object number

1981.78

Not on View

Label TextWinslow Homer adapted this print of three young boys at a lush fishing hole—published in Harper’s Weekly in its August 22, 1874 issue—from a watercolor that he likely painted at the marshy site of Mink Pond in the Adirondacks. After the Civil War, the Adirondacks saw an influx of middle-class tourist families to the region, who visited to enjoy its natural beauty and recreational opportunities. Homer was known for his mastery of wood-engraving and his ability to create tonal values and the effects of light and shadow through the use of line. In Waiting for a Bite, he even incorporated the texture and pattern of the wood grain itself.Exhibition HistoryImages From America Sept./Oct. 1995 TMA, American Art in the Time of Homer, November 26, 2008 - January 25, 2009 TMA Recent Acquisitions: Prints, Drawings, & llustrated Books Jan. 22, - June 24, 1983

TMA, Paper Roses: Garden-Inspired Works on Paper. Feb. 21-May 18, 2014.