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1951

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Print, Great Fair Given at the City Assembly Rooms, New York, December 1861, in Aid of City Poor, from Harper's Weekly, December 28, 1861, pp. 824-825.

This is a Print. It was created by Winslow Homer and after Winslow Homer and published by Harper & Bros.. It is dated December 28, 1861 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: 38.8 x 55.7 cm (15 1/4 x 21 15/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed on block, lower left: W. HOMER.

Cite this object as

Print, Great Fair Given at the City Assembly Rooms, New York, December 1861, in Aid of City Poor, from Harper's Weekly, December 28, 1861, pp. 824-825.; Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910); Published by Harper & Bros.; USA; wood engraving in black ink on newsprint paper; Overall: 38.8 x 55.7 cm (15 1/4 x 21 15/16 in.); Gift of Arthur B. Carlson; 1951-93-8

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