"Winter" - A Skating Scene

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"Winter" - A Skating Scene

Artist Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910)

Date1868

DimensionsH. 9 in. (22.9 cm); W. 13 5/8 in. (34.6 cm)

MediumWood engraving

ClassificationPrints

Credit LineGift of Edward T. Hill

Object number

2007.50

Not on View

Descriptionpage removed from Harper's Weekly of January 25, 1868.

Label TextHighlighting a carefree activity with a hint of humor, this charming scene of young women and girls ice skating was published in Harper’s Weekly January 25, 1868. Created not long after the Civil War, the subject matter of this wood-engraving is dramatically different from the images he supplied to Harper’s as an imbedded artist at the front lines of the conflict. Homer’s post-war images of the 1860s and 1870s explore ordinary life in both urban and country settings and cut across classes and race: children or adults enjoying games and leisure pursuits, factory workers, art students, farmers, teachers—images that often speak of social harmony and simple pleasures in the wake of a catastrophic war and an America undergoing monumental societal changes with the emancipation of enslaved African Americans.Published ReferencesFoster, Allen Evarts, comp. "Check list of Illustrations by Winslow Homer in Harper's Weekly and Other Periodicals." New York Public Library Bulletin 40 (October 1936), pp. 842-852. -------. "A Check List of Illustrations by Winslow Homer Appearing in Various Periodicals." New York Public Library Bulletin 44 (July 1940), pp. 537-539. Gelman, Barbara, ed. The Wood Engarvings of Winslow Homer. New York: Bounty Books, 1969. Goodrich, Lloyd. The Graphic Art of Winslow Homer.The Museum of Graphic Art, New York. 1969( exhibition catalogue). illustrated, cat. no. 31 Kelsey, Mavis Parrott. Winslow Homer Graphics. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. 1977 (exhibition catalogue). illustrated, catalogue number 152Exhibition History

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