The Chinese in New York - Scene in a Baxter Street Club-House

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The Chinese in New York - Scene in a Baxter Street Club-House

Artist Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910)

Date1874

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

MediumWoodengraving 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

1981.82

Not on View

Label TextWinslow Homer, perhaps best known for his dramatic paintings of the sea, began his career as a designer of wood engravings for books and magazines such as Harper’s Weekly. Homer was a sharp observer of city life, and his favorite subjects were urban street scenes and social gatherings. Though he frequently depicted minorities with sympathy and dignity, Homer here drew on negative racial stereotypes to depict Chinese immigrants in New York City, suggesting a seamy underworld of drugs and gambling.Exhibition History

Toledo Museum of Art, Satire Show, March 17-June 25, 2006.

Toledo Museum of Art, Prints and Authors from the Time of Manet, Sept. 13, 2012-Jan. 13, 2013.

Toledo Musuem of Art, Fun and Games: The Pursuit of Leisure, Jun. 27-Sept. 21, 2014.