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Winslow Homer Civil War Art:

The Undisputed 1862 Civil War Collection

When Winslow Homer began his career with Harper's Weekly, he had no formal art training and was not, at the time, respected as a great artist.  Much of his early work at Harper's Weekly was to make sketches from Mathew Brady photographs.  These sketches were then carved onto large wooden blocks, and used to "stamp" the images onto the pages of Harper's Weekly.  These original Harper's Weekly pages have now become treasured pieces of art. 

By the year 1862, Harper's Weekly was beginning to recognize the genuine artistic talent of Winslow Homer. We begin to see his work featured on its own merit. During 1861, we saw a transition for Homer from simply transcribing Brady photographs, to him being used to capture important news events, such as Lincoln's Inauguration.  In 1862 we see a further transition from Homer as a news illustrator to Homer as an artist. So, if 1861 is to be considered the year that Homer transitioned from Lithographer to Illustrator, then we must consider 1862 to be the year of his transition from illustrator to artist.

This year saw Homer create the three most memorable and collected pieces from his Civil War Years, which were, The Sharpshooter, The Surgeon, and Thanksgiving in Camp.

Below we present, for your consideration, the 1862 works of Winslow Homer.

1862 Winslow Homer Civil War Illustrations:

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