A Bivouac Fire on the Potomac, from Harper’s Weekly, December 21, 1861

Winslow Homer, A Bivouac Fire on the Potomac, from Harper's Weekly, December 21, 1861, 1861, wood engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Ray Austrian Collection, Gift of Beatrice L. Austrian, Caryl A. Austrian and James A. Austrian, 1996.63.114
Winslow Homer, A Bivouac Fire on the Potomac, from Harper's Weekly, December 21, 1861, 1861, wood engraving on paper, image: 13 3⁄4 x 20 1⁄4 in. (34.9 x 51.4 cm) irregular, Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Ray Austrian Collection, Gift of Beatrice L. Austrian, Caryl A. Austrian and James A. Austrian, 1996.63.114
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Artwork Details

Title
A Bivouac Fire on the Potomac, from Harper’s Weekly, December 21, 1861
Artist
Date
1861
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 13 3⁄4 x 20 1⁄4 in. (34.9 x 51.4 cm) irregular
Credit Line
The Ray Austrian Collection, Gift of Beatrice L. Austrian, Caryl A. Austrian and James A. Austrian
Mediums Description
wood engraving on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group — male
  • Recreation — dancing
  • Occupation — military — soldier
  • Architecture Exterior — other — campsite
  • Architecture Exterior — military — barracks
  • Architecture — military — tent
  • Landscape — Virginia
  • History — United States — Civil War
Object Number
1996.63.114
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1996.63.114

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Winslow Homer, High Cliff, Coast of Maine, 1894, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of William T. Evans, 1909.7.29
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Winslow Homer, A Visit from the Old Mistress, 1876, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of William T. Evans, 1909.7.28
A Visit from the Old Mistress
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Date1876
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Winslow Homer, At Sea--Signalling a Passing Steamer, from Every Saturday, April 8, 1871, 1871, wood engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Ray Austrian Collection, gift of Beatrice L. Austrian, Caryl A. Austrian and James A. Austrian, 1996.63.178
At Sea – Signalling a Passing Steamer, from Every Saturday,…
Artist
Date1871
wood engraving on paper
Not on view
Winslow Homer, Homeward Bound, from Harper's Weekly, December 21, 1867, 1867, wood engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Ray Austrian Collection, gift of Beatrice L. Austrian, Caryl A. Austrian and James A. Austrian, 1996.63.125
Homeward Bound, from Harper’s Weekly, December 21, 1867
Artist
Date1867
wood engraving on paper
Not on view

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