Fire Works on the Night of the Fourth of July

published 1868

after Winslow Homer

Associated Names
Winslow Homer

Artist After, American, 1836 - 1910

The image depicts a large crowd of people, with each person shown from the shoulders up. The individuals have varying facial features, with men generally sporting facial hair and most wearing top hats or other headwear, while women wear their hair up and are adorned with hats. The clothing appears formal and includes suits and shawls typical of the era. Among the crowd, a man holds a cane. The background is filled with more onlookers, creating a dense crowd scene, and in the distant background, trees and fireworks light up the night sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Addie Burr Clark

  • Accession Number

    1946.9.96

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Foster 1936, no. 86

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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.

1969

  • Gelman 1969, no.177.

1977

  • Kelsey 1977, no.160.

Wikidata ID

Q65070026

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