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Camp Meeting Sketches:  The Tent, by Winslow Homer, 1858

Camp Meeting Sketches: The Tent

Winslow Homer

1858

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

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Overview

Camp Meeting Sketches: The Tent is a 1858 by Winslow Homer, a Impressionism work, depicting Tent, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?
Winslow Homer
When & what style?
1858 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?
Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

A group of people huddles under a striped tent in a grassy field. Two men in dark coats stand apart, talking. A woman in a light dress holds a child’s hand. Homer made this while traveling America. He sketched camp meetings—religious gatherings—then turned them into prints. It shows everyday life with quiet care. For more like this, look up Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910).

About the artist

Portrait of Winslow Homer
Artist

Winslow Homer

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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