Eight Bells

Maker and role
Artist: Winslow Homer, American, 1836-1910
Year
1887
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Object detail

Media/Materials
Etching
Measurements
plate, 19 x 24 1/2in (48.3 x 62.2cm)
Credit line
Gift of the Friends of the McNay
Accession number
1977.8
Object type
Department
Location
Further information
In Homer's monumental etching, two sailors work together to get their bearings. They are making observations of the sun with their sextants: one measuring the angular altitude of the sun and the other reading the value of his measurements.
Documentation
Modern Art at the McNay: A Brief History and Pictorial Survey of the Collection; William J. Chiego; 2001; p. 137
From Goya to Johns: Fifty Master Prints from the McNay Art Museum; Lyle W. Williams, Richard Hemphill, William J. Chiego; 2004; p. 54
Record of Works by Winslow Homer; Lloyd Goodrich (American, b.1897, d.1987), Abigail Booth Gerdts; 2005; 94
Signature & date
Signed l.r.: Winslow Homer
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