News from the War

published 1862

after Winslow Homer

Associated Names
Winslow Homer

Artist After, American, 1836 - 1910

This is a drawing of a collage depicting scenes of military life and communication during wartime. The illustration contains numerous vignettes showing soldiers, military life, receiving and delivering news, and a scene of someone deeply affected while reading a letter. In the upper left, there are figures dressed as sailors, standing by a large cannon. Across the top is an image of a woman seated and leaning on a table in apparent distress. The bottom left shows soldiers in formation. A central portion highlights a soldier on horseback with a bugle, wrapped by the words "War News Illustrated." The lower right portrays people actively engaged in reading and discussing newspapers. The detailed composition reflects on the multiple aspects of communication and the emotional impact during a time of war, focusing primarily on how news is received and processed by different groups.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving on newsprint

  • Credit Line

    Avalon Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 33.8 x 51.7 cm (13 5/16 x 20 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 40.6 x 55.9 cm (16 x 22 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.31.258

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Foster 1936, no. 57

  • Series Title

    From "Harper's Weekly", June 14, 1862, p.376-77


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1998

  • Powers of Protest and Persuasion: The Role of the Artist in War, Daura Gallery, Lynchburg College, 1998-1999.

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.130.

1977

  • Kelsey 1977, no.114.

Inscriptions

center in plate: HOMER DEL; lower center: NEWS FROM THE WAR.-[Drawn by our Special Artist, Mr. Winslow Homer.]

Wikidata ID

Q74073686

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