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Winslow Homer's famous Snap The Whip...
Winslow Homer's famous Snap The Whip...
Item # 715068
September 20, 1873
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Sept. 20, 1873
* Winslow Homer's most famous print
* "SNAP-THE-WHIP" - great for framing
Certainly, the prime feature of this issue is the much-desired Winslow Homer doublepage centerfold: "Snap the Whip". As the photos show, this print is in very nice condition.
Front page features a 1/2 page illustration entitled: "The New School Mistress." Inside is a full page illustration of "Saved!" A article "The Northwestern University" with accompany illustrations. Full page illustration of "The Fete Napoleon at Chiselhurst - Reception of the Visitors by the Ex-Empress Eugenie in the Garden of Camden Place."
Supplement: Full page of illustration of "Humors of Railroad Travel." Full page of illustration of "The Latest Fashionable Intelligence.""Rip Van Winkle at the Village Tavern."
The complete issue, never bound nor trimmed.
AI notes: In 1873, Harper’s Weekly featured illustrations and commentary that echoed the themes captured by Winslow Homer’s iconic painting "Snap the Whip," which had been completed just a year earlier. The artwork vividly portrayed a group of rural children engaged in a lively game on the schoolhouse lawn, symbolizing the simple joys and innocence of childhood in post-Civil War America. Harper’s Weekly, known for its detailed wood engravings and cultural reportage, helped popularize such images that celebrated American rural life during a period of rapid industrialization and urban growth. The magazine’s coverage not only highlighted Homer’s talent in capturing everyday scenes with emotional depth but also contributed to a broader national nostalgia for a disappearing agrarian lifestyle. This connection between Homer’s work and Harper’s Weekly reflects how art and media together shaped the American cultural identity of the late 19th century.
Category: 1870-1879
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