Live-stream lecture by exhibition curator Andrew Saluti – View from the Shore: Winslow Homer’s Impressions of the Coast
This lecture, followed by a Q&A period, will provide insights into Homer’s career as an engraver and its importance in American art history. 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. During his tenure with such publications...