Winslow Homer(1836-1910), was quite remarkable in depicting on pencil, paper or oil, many of the significant moments of America history. He was sympathetic to abolitionists, experienced Abraham Lincoln's inaugural speech, and was along the front lines of the civil law.
At the end of last week I finished reading Winslow Homer: American Passage, by William R. Cross. I had read a review in the Atlantic Magazine about this book which piqued my interest. There had not been a book profiling Winslow Homer's life in decades, other than catalogues of his paintings.
This book did not reference or at least I don't recall any connection to the current exhibit of Winslow Homer's paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York City, which runs until July 31, 2022.
Yet, after finishing this book I am amazed that Winslow Homer largely, escaped a life of hard labor on the farm or factory which so many others must have experienced.
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