Winslow Homer and Thomas Eakins epitomized the Realist movement in the United States.
1820–1895 C.E.
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Winslow Homer, Searchlight on Harbor Entrance, Santiago de Cuba
A bright new technology and a devastating naval battle during Spanish American War.
Asher B. Durand, Kindred Spirits
One of the most recognized paintings in American history, this painting is an ode to friendship and nature
Frederic Church, The Natural Bridge, Virginia
This vertical landscape of Virginia recalls ancient Roman architecture, tying the American republic to Rome's
Winslow Homer, Taking Sunflower to Teacher
Painted during Reconstruction, this sentimental watercolor depicts the hope of transformation and possibility.
Winslow Homer, Army Teamsters
Is this painting of five men, possibly formerly enslaved, working for the Union Army during the Civil War a product of racist stereotypes, or does it humanize its subjects?
The U.S. Civil War, sharpshooters and Winslow Homer
Home wrote that the sharpshooter's role was "as near to murder as anything I can think of."
Lilly Martin Spencer, The Home of the Red, White, and Blue
In the wake of the Civil War, mending the United States, one stitch at a time.
Thomas Hovenden, The Last Moments of John Brown
Martyr or murderer? John Brown has polarized political opinion from the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement.
George Caleb Bingham, Country Politician
Before T.V. and Twitter, politicians talked to voters face-to-face.
Hicks’s The Peaceable Kingdom as Pennsylvania parable
Living in peace—predator and prey, and Native Americans and settler colonists—but for how long?
