The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of May 13, 2026

A vertically oriented wood engraving is composed of five scenes from a fire watch-tower. At top, a man with light skin tone peers through a telescope. Centrally, another man with light skin tone climbs a spiral staircase toward a massive bell. To our left, a tall tower rises beside a meat market. On our right, panels depict a man pulling a lever and a horse-drawn fire engine racing through streets.

Watch-Tower, Corner of Spring and Varick Streets, New York

1874

Winslow Homer

(American, 1836–1910)
America
wood engraving
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1942.1317
Catalogue raisonné: Foster 115
Location: Not on view
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1942.1317