Life in Camp, Part 2: Drummer
Winslow Homer|Louis Prang & Co.|Beadle & Co.
1864 · Color lithograph · Drawings and Prints
In 1864 Homer designed two series of lithographed collectors’ cards titled Life in Camp. Unlike his wartime images for Harper’s Weekly, the artist felt free to inject humor into these miniature comments on army life. This adolescent drummer likely entered military service as a child, whom earlier artists represented sentimentally. Homer's drummer has shot up into adolescence and seems to be longing for a home-cooked meal. By 1864 the war was entering its final months, and formerly sacrosanct subjects could be approached more lightly.
- 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
