Life in Camp, Part 2: The Girl He Left Behind

Winslow Homer|Louis Prang & Co.|Beadle & Co.

1864 · Color lithograph · Drawings and Prints

Life in Camp, Part 2: The Girl He Left Behind — Winslow Homer|Louis Prang & Co.|Beadle & Co.

In 1864 Homer designed two series of lithographed collectors’ cards titled Life in Camp. By 1864 the war was entering its final months, and this young woman seems to expect her soldier sweetheart to return soon.

Artist
Winslow Homer|Louis Prang & Co.|Beadle & Co.
Date
1864
Medium
Color lithograph
Department
Drawings and Prints
Credit line
The Jefferson Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson Burdick, 1947