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The Brierwood Pipe

1864

Winslow Homer

(American, 1836–1910)
Culture
America
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
Framed: 68.9 x 64.1 x 9.2 cm (27 1/8 x 25 1/4 x 3 5/8 in.); Unframed: 42.8 x 37.5 cm (16 7/8 x 14 3/4 in.); Former: 69 x 64 x 8 cm (27 3/16 x 25 3/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1944.524
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
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Did You Know?

During the Civil War, Homer worked as an artist-reporter for the New York newspaper Harper's Weekly.

Description

Homer’s subject was inspired by a sentimental poem popular at the time, in which a Civil War soldier carves a wooden pipe and daydreams of the time when the conflict will end so that he can return home. The painting depicts two volunteers for the Union Army who sport their regiment’s highly colorful uniforms, a design soon discovered as impractical due to its ability to be spotted by sharpshooters. The museum acquired this work during World War II. It seems likely that the painting’s imagery was viewed as especially significant for its wartime audience.

The Brierwood Pipe

1864

Winslow Homer

(American, 1836–1910)
America

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