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Drawing, A Call for Volunteers, October 20, 1886
This is a Drawing. It was created by Winslow Homer. It is dated October 20, 1886 and we acquired it in 1912. Its medium is charcoal, red chalk, pen and black ink on off-white wove paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
This object was
donated by
Charles Savage Homer, Jr..
It is credited Gift of Charles Savage Homer, Jr..
Its dimensions are
30.9 x 46.8 cm (12 3/16 x 18 7/16 in.)
It has the following markings
Watermark, vertically in upper right corner : Lalanne. Stamped twice in ink, at lower left: "Museum for the Arts of Decoration, Cooper Union."
It is inscribed
Inscribed in charcoal, at center across lower half: A Call for Volunteers, Oct. 20th 1886; and again upside down in graphite, in lower right corner: Monday 1.50, Tuesday .75, Wed., Thursday .75" [with large X crossing words out].
Cite this object as
Drawing, A Call for Volunteers, October 20, 1886; Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910); USA; charcoal, red chalk, pen and black ink on off-white wove paper; 30.9 x 46.8 cm (12 3/16 x 18 7/16 in.); Gift of Charles Savage Homer, Jr.; 1912-12-210
