Winslow Homer's Images of Blacks: The Civil War and Reconstruction Years

ISBN-10
093959420X
ISBN-13
9780939594207
Category
African Americans in art
Pages
144
Language
English
Published
1988
Authors
Karen C. C. Dalton, Peter H. Wood

Description

Sketches, drawings, and paintings by the self-taught artist who is considered one of the foremost painters in nineteenth century America.

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