The Seventy-Ninth Regiment (Highlanders) New York State Militia, from Harper's Weekly, May 25, 1861
1861
Medium
Graphic Arts-Print
Classification
Graphic Arts-Print
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Ray Austrian Collection, Gift of Beatrice L. Austrian, Caryl A. Austrian and James A. Austrian
Accession Number
1996.63.42
Tags
Art Historical Context
Winslow Homer's *The Seventy-Ninth RegimentHighlanders) New York Militia*, published in *Harper's Weekly* on 25, 1861, captures the early fervor of the American Civil. As a special artist for the magazine, Homer sketched troops marching through New York City streets, their kilts and flags evoking Scottish heritage among the immigrant soldiers of the 79th Regiment This print reflects the patriotic zeal just weeks after Fort Sumter, when Northern militias rushed to answer President Lincoln's call to arms. Rendered as a wood-engraved graphic print, the work showcases Homer's emerging realist sty...
About the Artist
Winslow Homer · 1836–1910
Winslow Homer (1836-1910) was one of America's greatest painters and a preeminent figure in 19th-century American art. Largely self-taught, Homer began his career as a commercial illustrator and Civil War correspondent for Harper's Weekly before becoming renowned for his powerful marine subjects and landscape paintings. His mastery of both oil and watercolor, combined with his uncompromising reali...