Snap the Whip
| Snap the Whip | |
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| Artist | Winslow Homer |
| Year | 1872 |
| Type | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 56 cm × 91.4 cm (22 in × 36.0 in) |
| Location | Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio |
Snap the Whip is a 1872 oil painting by Winslow Homer.[1] It depicts a group of children playing a game in a field in front of an old red schoolhouse. With more of America's population moving to cities, this portrait depicts the simplicity of rural agrarian life that Americans began to leave behind in the post-Civil war era.[2]
References
- ^ "Winslow Homer 1836". Butler Institute of American Art. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
- ^ "Winslow Homer: Snap the Whip". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
External links
- Snap the Whip on the Butler Museum of Art homepage.