The Songs of the War, from Harper’s Weekly, November 23, 1861

Winslow Homer, The Songs of the War, from Harper's Weekly, November 23, 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, 1996.63.113
Winslow Homer, The Songs of the War, from Harper's Weekly, November 23, 1861, 1861, wood engraving on paper, image: 14 x 20 in. (35.6 x 50.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Ray Austrian Collection, Gift of Beatrice L. Austrian, Caryl A. Austrian and James A. Austrian, 1996.63.113
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Artwork Details

Title
The Songs of the War, from Harper’s Weekly, November 23, 1861
Artist
Date
1861
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 14 x 20 in. (35.6 x 50.8 cm)
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
  • History — United States — Civil War
  • Occupation — military — soldier
  • Figure group
Object Number
1996.63.113
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1996.63.113

Works by this artist (2 items)

Charles Parsons, U.S. Mail Steamer, Illinois, ca. 1835-1861, hand-colored lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1966.42.2
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Dateca. 1835-1861
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Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait, Charles Parsons, American Field Sports. "On a Point.", 1857, hand-colored lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Museum of American History, Division of Graphic Arts, Smithsonian Institution, 1973.122.13
American Field Sports. ​“On a Point.”
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Date1857
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