Presented By: William L. Clements Library
“Near Andersonville”: Winslow Homer’s Civil War
One of Winslow Homer’s important paintings, “Near Andersonville,” remained unknown for a century. Historian Peter Wood reveals the hidden story of this remarkable painting, linking the painting to Lincoln’s presidential campaign and offering new vantage points on Homer’s early career, the struggle to end slavery, and the dramatic closing years of the Civil War.