Original Winslow Homer Wood Cut print deals of Thanksgiving Day in the Union Army appearing in the December 3, 1864 Edition of Harper's Weekly

This original Winslow Homer print, "Thanks-Giving Day in the Army - After Dinner: The Wishbone", appeared in the December 3, 1864 issue of Harper's Weekly and depicts Union soldiers performing an age old ritual of splitting a wishbone. The print is good condition with wide margins and moderate toning, mostly in the margins and mostly matted out, There is minor loss of paper in the lower right corner. The page is 16" by 11-1/2"and acid free matted in deals a 23 1/2" by 18" frame. The frame is in good used condition. The glass has a scratch in the lower right quadrant as seen in the photo. I am happy to reply to questions and comments about this historic print.

Winslow Homer (1836 - 1910) was a landscape painter and printmaker, most famous for his marine subjects. Largely self-taught, he is considered one of the foremost painters in 19th century America, and a preeminent figure in American art. Born in Boston, Homer was apprenticed to a Boston commercial lithographer at the age of 19. By 1857 his freelance illustration career was underway and he contributed to magazines such as Ballou's Pictorial and Harper's Weekly. His early works, mostly commercial engravings, are characterized by clean outlines, simplified forms, dramatic contrast of light and dark, and lively figure groupings.