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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Skating at Boston, from Harper's Weekly
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsWorks of Art on Paper
Artist (American, 1836 - 1910)

Skating at Boston, from Harper's Weekly

DateMarch 12, 1859
MediumWood engraving
Credit LineGift of Dr. Robert P. Coggins
Dimensions10 13/16 x 19 11/16 in. (27.5 x 50 cm)
Object number1977.003.005
Label TextSkating at Boston exemplifies the style of Homer's early illustrative work. There is no narrative continuity to the scene; it is rather a series of individual vignettes that have been assembled together on the page.
Exhibition HistoryA Preview of the Collections, Schatten Gallery, February 15 - April 4, 1982
19th and 20th Century Art in the Collection, Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, July 20 - September 14, 1985
Winslow Homer in Print, Michael C. Carlos Museum, March 9 - June 24, 2001
Published ReferencesEmory University, Campus Report (August 7, 1978), 1.
Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology: A Preview of the Collections (Atlanta: The Museum, 1982), 14.
ProvenanceEx coll. Dr. Robert P. Coggins (1924-1989), Marietta, Georgia. Donated by Coggins to Emory University Art History Department, 1977. Transferred to Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, ca. 1981.
Status
Not on view
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