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Winslow Homer
February 24, 1836 - September 29, 1910
• was an American landscape painter and printmaker
• self-taught, Homer began his career working as a commercial illustrator
• created oil paintings and watercolors • created 600 works of art• in 1998, Homer’s painting “Lost on the Grand
Banks” sold for approximately 30 million dollars
Born in Boston, MA
Died in Prout's Neck, Scarborough, ME
Snap the Whip1872
Breezing Up (A Fair Wind),1873–76
Cloud Shadows, 1890
The Fog Warning, 1885
• most beloved and popular painting• nine boys playing the game ‘Snap the Whip’ • clothing, reflects true late 1800• background is a little red school house; the school
teachers in the distance are most likely meant to be supervising
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