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Searchlight on Harbor Entrance, Santiago de Cuba

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Searchlight on Harbor Entrance, Santiago de Cuba
ArtistWinslow Homer
Year1901 (1901)
MediumOil of canvas
Dimensions77.4 cm × 128.3 cm (30.5 in × 50.5 in)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
Accession06.1282

Searchlight on Harbor Entrance, Santiago de Cuba is an early 20th century painting by American artist Winslow Homer. It is currently (2018) in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[1]

Executed in oil on canvas from sketches made by Homer in 1895, the painting depicts two cannon atop Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca, also known as Morro castle, a Spanish built fortress on the island of Cuba. The fort played a role in the decisive Battle of Santiago de Cuba in 1898, in which the United States Navy destroyed a Spanish fleet sheltering there. The image was painted after the event received much publicity in 1901 as a court of enquiry strove to apportion credit to the American commanders involved.

The work is on view at the Metropolitan in Gallery 767.

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  1. ^ "Winslow Homer | Searchlight on Harbor Entrance, Santiago de Cuba". Metmuseum.org. Archived from the original on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2016-09-27.