‹i›Near Andersonville‹/i› : : Winslow Homer's Civil War / / Peter H. Wood.
The admired American painter Winslow Homer rose to national attention during the Civil War. But one of his most important early images remained unknown for a century. The renowned artist is best known for depicting ships and sailors, hunters and fishermen, rural vignettes and coastal scenes. Yet he...
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