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1951

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Print, Seesaw - Gloucester, Massachusetts, from Harper's Weekly, September 12, 1874, p. 757.

This is a Print. It was created by Winslow Homer and after Winslow Homer and published by Harper & Bros.. It is dated September 12, 1874 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: 27.1 x 38 cm (10 11/16 x 14 15/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed on block, lower right corner: WH

Cite this object as

Print, Seesaw - Gloucester, Massachusetts, from Harper's Weekly, September 12, 1874, p. 757.; Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910); Published by Harper & Bros.; USA; wood engraving in black ink on newsprint paper; Overall: 27.1 x 38 cm (10 11/16 x 14 15/16 in.); Gift of Arthur B. Carlson; 1951-93-16

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