Seeing the Old Year Out, from Harper’s Weekly, January 5, 1861

Winslow Homer, Seeing the Old Year Out, from Harper's Weekly, January 5, 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, 1996.63.111
Winslow Homer, Seeing the Old Year Out, from Harper's Weekly, January 5, 1861, 1861, wood engraving on paper, image: 13 3⁄4 x 20 1⁄4 in. (34.9 x 51.4 cm) irregular sheet: 16 1⁄8 x 22 1⁄8 in. (41 x 56.2 cm) irregular, Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Ray Austrian Collection, gift of Beatrice L. Austrian, Caryl A. Austrian and James A. Austrian, 1996.63.111
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Artwork Details

Title
Seeing the Old Year Out, from Harper’s Weekly, January 5, 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 sheet: 16 1⁄8 x 22 1⁄8 in. (41 x 56.2 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
  • Allegory — time — future
  • Allegory — time — past
  • Ceremony — holiday — New Years
  • Architecture Interior — domestic
  • Architecture Interior — religious — church
  • Recreation — church — prayer
  • Ceremony — other — toast
Object Number
1996.63.111
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1996.63.111

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