Winslow Homer

(C) 2018 Photograph Dale DiMauro

The other day my wife and I visited the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, in Brunswick, Maine. We were impressed with their current exhibition titled Winslow Homer & the Camera: Photography & the Art of Painting. This exhibit runs from June 23 - October 28, 2018.

Winslow Homer was an American artist who lived from 1836-1910. Some consider him the most important artist in American history. In fact, earlier in the week, when I was at the Portland Museum of Art, one of the ushers told me that Homer is their most requested artist. 

This exhibition looks at Homer's lifelong fascination with photography and the use of the medium as applied to his paintings. Originally, Homer used the camera while fulfilling commissions for illustrations. He often used the camera as an aid in developing compositions and recording information.

This watercolor painting, Canoe in Rapids, was created in 1897.