Winslow Homer

[Bernard]

We have what is claimed to be the first major exhibition of Winslow
Homer in England coming to the Dulwich Art Gallery next month.

I'd like to know more about this artist beforehand so I can get the most
out of it. His work seems to be hardly known except for one painting
over here. Can anyone recommend any books about him, or a web site that
has a reasonable amount of information.

Is he an accepted artist by Mani Deli :-)

[chris]

Lucky you. He was a wonderful artist; last week I had the pleasure of
spending time in the Homer exhibit in the new wing of the (American)
National Gallery.

Though there's good books on him (and the first page of a google search
on him turns up good resources, from Wikipedia to the NGA), I suggest
getting hold of a copy of Robert Hughes' "American Visions" ( a history
of American art, by quite a competent/readable critic). Hughes is very
good at placing an artist like Homer in his context, which is
particularly important in this case. Although the analogy is far from
perfect, I like to think of him representing many of the same sides of
America (and having a similar impact on America's self-image) as Walt
Whitman, both of whom were strongly affected by the social events of
late 19th century America (from the Civil War to Western expansion).

Cheers;
CB

FWIW, it would appear that some a**hole is spoofing mani's address in
the first follow-up, which I guess pretty well encapsulates the level
of intelligence one finds on the "other side"...

[Homer Fan]

Bernard <bsvi...@speed-mail.co.uk> wrote in message
news:43d9...@news.greennet.net...

Winslow Homer is one of my favorite artists. This past weekend I made a
special trip from the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA) area to Washington,
D.C., to see the Winslow Homer exhibition at the National Gallery of Art.
It was definitely worth the trip!

Here is a link to The National Gallery of Art's Web page of the exhibition.
It is a nice introduction to Homer and some of his paintings:

http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/homerinfo.shtm (Click on the link taking
you to the online version of the Exhibition Brochure; its opening paragraph
is a very nice summary of Homer's work.)

It's a shame that Homer is not better known in England. Homer visited the
seaside town of Cullercoats, England, for 20 months, beginning in 1881, and
this trip had a profound affect on his art. Several of my favorite Homer
paintings are from this period. I especially like the oil painting, Sparrow
Hall, and the watercolor, Mending the Nets.

[Bernard]

Thanks for the reply. I will certainly visit this website. I wonder if
we are geting the same show. I new he had visited England, but new
nothing about his visit.