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Page 1: Winslow Homer Born in 1836 in Boston. One of the 19 th century’s best American artists He wanted to capture the real He started making prints for a lithographer

Winslow Homer Born in 1836 in

Boston

Page 2: Winslow Homer Born in 1836 in Boston. One of the 19 th century’s best American artists He wanted to capture the real He started making prints for a lithographer

One of the 19th century’s best American artists

• He wanted to capture the real

• He started making prints for a lithographer at 19

• He then became a magazine illustrator

• In 1862 he painted scenes of the civil War

Page 3: Winslow Homer Born in 1836 in Boston. One of the 19 th century’s best American artists He wanted to capture the real He started making prints for a lithographer

Homer enjoyed scenes of daily life and leisure

Page 4: Winslow Homer Born in 1836 in Boston. One of the 19 th century’s best American artists He wanted to capture the real He started making prints for a lithographer

He painted swimmers, sailors, croquet players and farm workers

Page 5: Winslow Homer Born in 1836 in Boston. One of the 19 th century’s best American artists He wanted to capture the real He started making prints for a lithographer
Page 6: Winslow Homer Born in 1836 in Boston. One of the 19 th century’s best American artists He wanted to capture the real He started making prints for a lithographer
Page 7: Winslow Homer Born in 1836 in Boston. One of the 19 th century’s best American artists He wanted to capture the real He started making prints for a lithographer
Page 8: Winslow Homer Born in 1836 in Boston. One of the 19 th century’s best American artists He wanted to capture the real He started making prints for a lithographer

He illustrated the Civil War as a magazine illustrator

Page 9: Winslow Homer Born in 1836 in Boston. One of the 19 th century’s best American artists He wanted to capture the real He started making prints for a lithographer
Page 10: Winslow Homer Born in 1836 in Boston. One of the 19 th century’s best American artists He wanted to capture the real He started making prints for a lithographer
Page 11: Winslow Homer Born in 1836 in Boston. One of the 19 th century’s best American artists He wanted to capture the real He started making prints for a lithographer

Homer escaped to the Caribbean painted tropical scenes

Page 12: Winslow Homer Born in 1836 in Boston. One of the 19 th century’s best American artists He wanted to capture the real He started making prints for a lithographer
Page 13: Winslow Homer Born in 1836 in Boston. One of the 19 th century’s best American artists He wanted to capture the real He started making prints for a lithographer

Homer loved to watch storms

Page 14: Winslow Homer Born in 1836 in Boston. One of the 19 th century’s best American artists He wanted to capture the real He started making prints for a lithographer

He bought a house in Maine and converted a barn into a home and studio

Page 15: Winslow Homer Born in 1836 in Boston. One of the 19 th century’s best American artists He wanted to capture the real He started making prints for a lithographer
Page 16: Winslow Homer Born in 1836 in Boston. One of the 19 th century’s best American artists He wanted to capture the real He started making prints for a lithographer

In 1881 a turning point came when he spent time in an English fishing village on the north Sea

Page 17: Winslow Homer Born in 1836 in Boston. One of the 19 th century’s best American artists He wanted to capture the real He started making prints for a lithographer
Page 18: Winslow Homer Born in 1836 in Boston. One of the 19 th century’s best American artists He wanted to capture the real He started making prints for a lithographer