New England Factory Life - Bell-Time

published 1868

after Winslow Homer

Associated Names
American 19th Century

Artist

Winslow Homer

Artist After, American, 1836 - 1910

This is a drawing of a crowd of people walking away from a large industrial building. The illustration depicts a substantial group of individuals, all appearing to hold or carry small containers. In the background is a vast, long building with many windows and a prominent cupola on the roof. The scene is busy and bustling, further emphasized by the denseness of the crowd. The background shows a treeline along with a sky filled with horizontal lines. The drawing style is intricate with detailed line work to depict the clothing and features of the figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Addie Burr Clark

  • Accession Number

    1946.9.95

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Foster 1936, no. 87

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1936

  • Foster, Allen Evarts. "A check list of illustrations by Winslow Homer in 'Harper's Weekly' and other periodicals." Bulletin of the New York Public Library 40 (1936): 842-852. Separately published New York: New York Public Library, 1936.

Wikidata ID

Q65070024

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