Life in Camp, Part 2: Drummer After Winslow Homer American Publisher Louis Prang & Co. American Publisher Beadle & Co. British 1864 In 1864 Homer designed two series of lithographed collectors’ cards titled Life in Camp. Unlike his wartime images for Harper’s Weekly, the artist felt free to inject humor into these miniature comments on army life. This adolescent drummer likely entered military service as a child, whom earlier artists represented sentimentally. Homer's drummer has shot up into adolescence and seems to be longing for a home-cooked meal. By 1864 the war was entering its final mon
Life in Camp, Part 2: Drummer After Winslow Homer American Publisher Louis Prang & Co. American Publisher Beadle & Co. British 1864 In 1864 Homer designed two series of lithographed collectors’ cards titled Life in Camp. Unlike his wartime images for Harper’s Weekly, the artist felt free to inject humor into these miniature comments on army life. This adolescent drummer likely entered military service as a child, whom earlier artists represented sentimentally. Homer's drummer has shot up into adolescence and seems to be longing for a home-cooked meal. By 1864 the war was entering its final months, and formerly sacrosanct subjects could be approached more lightly.
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