Winslow Homer: The Nature of Observation
- ISBN-10
- 0520227255
- ISBN-13
- 9780520227255
- Series
- Winslow Homer
- Category
- Art
- Pages
- 202
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Univ of California Press
- Author
- Elizabeth Johns
Description
A University of Pennsylvania art professor re-examines Winslow Homer's art in light of recent revelations about his much-protected personal life, refreshing the nation's understanding of one of its greatest painters. (Fine Arts)
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