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Snap the Whip by Winslow Homer in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, February 2020
Snap the Whip
1872
Winslow Homer American
Object Details
Title: Snap the Whip
Artist: Winslow Homer (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1836–1910 Prouts Neck, Maine)
Date: 1872
Culture: American
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 12 x 20 in. (30.5 x 50.8 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Christian A. Zabriskie, 1950
Accession Number: 50.41
In the years after America’s brutal Civil War (1861-65), children—as embodiments of innocence and the promise of America’s future—became a popular artistic subject. Snap the Whip, one of Homer’s most beloved works, evoked nostalgia for the nation’s agrarian past as the population shifted to cities, and the little red schoolhouse faded from memory. Released from their lessons, the exuberant bare-footed boys engage in a spirited game of snap the whip, which required teamwork, strength, and calculation—all important skills for a reuniting country. An earlier, larger version of this subject (Butler Institute of American Art) was among the most celebrated paintings at the 1876 Centennial International Exhibition, held in Philadelphia—America’s first world’s fair. The Met’s version differs from the original in its background, with a wide blue sky replacing a lush mountain range, making the image less regionally specific.
Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/11140
1872
Winslow Homer American
Object Details
Title: Snap the Whip
Artist: Winslow Homer (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1836–1910 Prouts Neck, Maine)
Date: 1872
Culture: American
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 12 x 20 in. (30.5 x 50.8 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Christian A. Zabriskie, 1950
Accession Number: 50.41
In the years after America’s brutal Civil War (1861-65), children—as embodiments of innocence and the promise of America’s future—became a popular artistic subject. Snap the Whip, one of Homer’s most beloved works, evoked nostalgia for the nation’s agrarian past as the population shifted to cities, and the little red schoolhouse faded from memory. Released from their lessons, the exuberant bare-footed boys engage in a spirited game of snap the whip, which required teamwork, strength, and calculation—all important skills for a reuniting country. An earlier, larger version of this subject (Butler Institute of American Art) was among the most celebrated paintings at the 1876 Centennial International Exhibition, held in Philadelphia—America’s first world’s fair. The Met’s version differs from the original in its background, with a wide blue sky replacing a lush mountain range, making the image less regionally specific.
Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/11140
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