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1951

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2015

2025

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Print, "Dad's Coming!", from Harper's Weekly, November 1, 1873, p. 969.

This is a Print. It was after Winslow Homer and published by Harper & Bros.. It is dated November 1, 1873 and we acquired it in 1951. Its medium is wood engraving in black ink on newsprint paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Arthur B. Carlson. It is credited Gift of Arthur B. Carlson.

Its dimensions are

Overall: 27.7 x 39.7 cm (10 7/8 x 15 5/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed along bottom margin: "DAD'S COMING!"--Drawn by WInslow Homer,--[See Poem on Page 970.]

Cite this object as

Print, "Dad's Coming!", from Harper's Weekly, November 1, 1873, p. 969.; Published by Harper & Bros.; After Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910); USA; wood engraving in black ink on newsprint paper; Overall: 27.7 x 39.7 cm (10 7/8 x 15 5/8 in.); Gift of Arthur B. Carlson; 1951-93-12

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