Life in Camp, Part 1: A Shell is Coming After Winslow Homer American Publisher Louis Prang & Co. American 1864 In 1864 Homer designed two series of lithographed collectors’ cards titled Life in Camp for the Boston publisher Louis Prang & Co. Unlike his serious war-time images for Harper’s Weekly, the artist felt free to inject humor into these miniature comments on army life which include images of soldiers resting, eating and reacting to army life. Here two Union soldiers huddle nervously behind a tree. By 1864 the war was entering its final months and formerly sacrosanct subjects could be ap
Life in Camp, Part 1: A Shell is Coming After Winslow Homer American Publisher Louis Prang & Co. American 1864 In 1864 Homer designed two series of lithographed collectors’ cards titled Life in Camp for the Boston publisher Louis Prang & Co. Unlike his serious war-time images for Harper’s Weekly, the artist felt free to inject humor into these miniature comments on army life which include images of soldiers resting, eating and reacting to army life. Here two Union soldiers huddle nervously behind a tree. By 1864 the war was entering its final months and formerly sacrosanct subjects could be approached more lightly.
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