1863
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Campaign Sketches: Our Jolly Cook is a 1863 ink by Winslow Homer, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a messy camp scene with soldiers and a man in a suit. The man is mid-fall, kicking off his shoe and holding a frying pan. Soldiers sit around, some leaning on their rifles, while others watch. Tents and a flagpole with a torn flag are in the background. The title, *Our Jolly Cook*, hints this is a funny take on a soldier’s life. The messy clothes and loose shoe make it look like a joke about camp food—or laziness. Want to know more? Try looking up lithography.
Winslow Homer (February 24, 1836 – September 29, 1910) was an American landscape painter and illustrator, best known for his marine subjects.
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