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1946

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2015

2023

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Print, The Songs of the War

This is a Print. It was after Winslow Homer and published by Harper's Weekly. It is dated November 23, 1861 and we acquired it in 1946. Its medium is wood engraving in black ink on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Samuel P. Avery.

Its dimensions are

41.2 × 56.3 cm (16 1/4 × 22 3/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed on block, lower right center: HOMER / HOMER DEL

Cite this object as

Print, The Songs of the War; Published by Harper's Weekly; After Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910); USA; wood engraving in black ink on paper; 41.2 × 56.3 cm (16 1/4 × 22 3/16 in.); 1946-68-6

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