"Dad's Coming!" (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XVII)
November 1, 1873
Medium
Wood engraving
Dimensions
image: 9 1/4 x 13 1/2 in. (23.5 x 34.3 cm) sheet: 10 7/8 x 15 15/16 in. (27.6 x 40.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1928
Accession Number
29.88.9(9)
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Art Historical Context
Created by Winslow Homer for the November 1, 1873 issue of Harper’s Weekly, “Dad’s Coming!” captures a tender moment of anticipation along the American coast. Rendered as a wood engraving—a medium prized in the nineteenth century for its ability to reproduce fine detail in mass-circulation newspapers—the print shows women and children gazing seaward as a small boat approaches. Homer’s economical line work and sensitive observation of light and posture convey both the quiet drama of daily life and the emotional rhythms of a seafaring community. Early in his career, Homer regularly supplied ill...
About the Artist
Harper & Brothers|Winslow Homer|Harper's Weekly (American|American) · 1836 |1833 –1910 |1962
American, Boston, Massachusetts 1836–1910 Prouts Neck, Maine|American, New York