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Fire-Works on the Night of the Fourth of July

1868
(American, 1836–1910)
America, 19th century
wood engraving
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1942.1286
Catalogue raisonné: Foster 86
Location: not on view
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Winslow Homer focuses on the reaction of the spectators watching a New York City Fourth of July fireworks display instead of the pyrotechnics themselves. In the far distance, viewers seem to be looking upward. But in the foreground, a firework collides with a gentleman’s top hat causing visible dismay to the people nearby.
Fire-Works on the Night of the Fourth of July

Fire-Works on the Night of the Fourth of July

1868

Winslow Homer

(American, 1836–1910)
America, 19th century

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