A View from the Shore:
Winslow Homer’s Impressions of the Coast

October 15–December 17, 2021
Exclusively in the online gallery

Winslow Homer (1836–1910) is regarded by many as the preeminent American painter of the 19th century, well known for his dynamic renditions of scenes from the coast. His rise to prominence was greatly due to his work as an illustrator for the then-booming pictorial press—an outlet that brought Homer’s imagery into hundreds of thousands of homes on a nearly weekly basis.

The prints on display are selected from the original newspaper editions. The pictorial press enlisted an army of artists, engravers, platemakers, and printers to publish these works. While it is the draftsmen we focus on, the unnamed craftsmen who engraved and printed these images deserve recognition for bringing these mass-produced publications into the homes of 19th-century families.

This exhibition is organized by Syracuse University Art Museum and curated by Andrew Saluti.

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Winslow Homer, All in the Gay and Golden Weather, 1869, engraving.

Winslow Homer, The Approach of the British Pirate “Alabama”, 1863, engraving.

Winslow Homer, At Sea, Signaling a Passing Steamer, 1871, engraving.

Winslow Homer, August in the Country—the Seashore, 1859, engraving.

Winslow Homer, Bathing at Long Branch—“Oh, ain’t it cold”, 1871, engraving.

Winslow Homer, Camping in the Adirondack Mountains, 1874, engraving.

Winslow Homer, A Charcoal Sketch, 1883, engraving.

Winslow Homer, The Coolest Spot in New England—Summit of Mount Washington, 1870, engraving.

Winslow Homer, “Dad’s Coming!”, 1873, engraving.

Winslow Homer, Emigrant Arrival at Constitution Wharf, Boston, 1857, engraving.

Winslow Homer, The Fishing Party, 1869, engraving.

Winslow Homer, Flirting on the Seashore and on the Meadow, 1874, engraving.

Winslow Homer, Gathering Berries, 1874, engraving.

Winslow Homer, Gloucester Harbor, 1873, engraving.

Winslow Homer, The Morning Bell, 1873, engraving.

Winslow Homer, On the Beach at Long Branch—the Children’s Hour, 1874, engraving.

Winslow Homer, On the Beach—Two are Company, Three are None, 1872, engraving.

Winslow Homer, Sea Side Sketches—A Clam-Bake, 1873, engraving.

Winslow Homer, See-Saw-Gloucester, Massachusetts, 1874, engraving.

Winslow Homer, Waiting for a Bite, 1874, engraving.

Winslow Homer, Winter at Sea—Taking in Sail Off the Coast, 1869, engraving.

Winslow Homer, The Wreck of the “Atlantic”—Cast up by the Sea, 1873, engraving.