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Winslow Homer: Boys Works

Barefoot schoolboys, young sailors and anglers - the boyhood scenes behind Snap the Whip and Breezing Up.

Dressing for the Carnival, 1877

Dressing for the Carnival

1877

Snap the Whip, 1872

Snap the Whip

1872

A Basket of Clams, 1873

A Basket of Clams

1873

Boys in a Dory, 1873

Boys in a Dory

1873

Raid on a Sand-swallow Colony – "How Many Eggs?" (from "Harper's…, 1874

Raid on a Sand-swallow Colony – "How Many Eggs?" (from…

1874

Snap-the-Whip (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XVII), 1873

Snap-the-Whip (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XVII)

1873

Gloucester Harbor (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XVII), 1873

Gloucester Harbor (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XVII)

1873

Low Tide, from "Every Saturday," Vol. I, New Series, 1870

Low Tide, from "Every Saturday," Vol. I, New Series

1870

On the Road to Lake George (from "Appleton's Journal," Vol. I), 1869

On the Road to Lake George (from "Appleton's Journal," Vol.…

1869

Skating in Central Park, New York, 1861

Skating in Central Park, New York

1861

Chestnutting, from "Every Saturday," Vol. I, New Series, 1870

Chestnutting, from "Every Saturday," Vol. I, New Series

1870

New England Factory Life – "Bell Time" (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol.…, 1868

New England Factory Life – "Bell Time" (from "Harper's…

1868

Making Hay, from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XVI, 1872

Making Hay, from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XVI

1872

Waiting for a Bite (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XVIII), 1874

Waiting for a Bite (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XVIII)

1874

Seesaw, Gloucester, Massachusetts (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XVIII), 1874

Seesaw, Gloucester, Massachusetts (from "Harper's Weekly,"…

1874

The Nooning (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XVII), 1873

The Nooning (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XVII)

1873

Ship-Building, Gloucester Harbor (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XVII), 1873

Ship-Building, Gloucester Harbor (from "Harper's Weekly,"…

1873

The Morning Bell (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XVII), 1873

The Morning Bell (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XVII)

1873

Our Minister's Donation Party (from "Harper's Bazar," Vol. I), 1868

Our Minister's Donation Party (from "Harper's Bazar," Vol.…

1868

August in the Country – The Sea-Shore (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol.…, 1859

August in the Country – The Sea-Shore (from "Harper's…

1859

Sunday Morning in Virginia, from the painting by Winslow Homer in the…, 1880

Sunday Morning in Virginia, from the painting by Winslow…

1880

The Christmas Tree (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. II), 1858

The Christmas Tree (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. II)

1858

Boys Wading, 1873

Boys Wading

1873

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Public-domain archive. All works sourced from the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the National Gallery of Art.