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Girl Holding a Shell by American Winslow Homer — VisualArtsDB

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Girl Holding a Shell

Girl Holding a Shell

Girl Holding a Shell

American Winslow Homer

1870

Medium: Charcoal on white wove paper
Genre: Figure
Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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The Summit of Mount Washington

The Summit of Mount Washington

American Winslow Homer, 1860

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Sunlight and Shadow

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American Winslow Homer, 1870

The Inaugural Procession at Washington Passing the Gate of the Capitol Grounds, from Harper's Weekly, March 16, 1861, p. 161.

The Inaugural Procession at Washington Passing the Gate of the Capitol Grounds, from Harper's Weekly, March 16, 1861, p. 161.

American Winslow Homer, 1860

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American Winslow Homer, 1860

Fire-Works on the Night of the Fourth of July

Fire-Works on the Night of the Fourth of July

American Winslow Homer, 1860

Sheep Resting

Sheep Resting

American Winslow Homer, 1870

Mountain River or Lake

Mountain River or Lake

American Winslow Homer, 1890

Santa Claus and His Presents

Santa Claus and His Presents

American Winslow Homer, 1850

A Parisian Ball – Dancing at the Mabille, Paris

A Parisian Ball – Dancing at the Mabille, Paris

American Winslow Homer, 1860

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A Country Store – Getting Weighed

American Winslow Homer, 1870