http://community.bowdoin.edu/news/2018/07/behind-the-scenes-winslow-homer-and-the-camera-photography-and-the-art-of-painting/ A repository for Bowdoin news archives Wed, 14 Nov 2018 20:25:19 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.11 http://community.bowdoin.edu/news/2018/07/behind-the-scenes-winslow-homer-and-the-camera-photography-and-the-art-of-painting/comment-page-1/#comment-124245 Thu, 02 Aug 2018 00:26:55 +0000 http://community.bowdoin.edu/news/?p=153301#comment-124245 As a Bowdoin student in the early seventies I did some archival work on the museum’s collection of slides of Homer’s artwork. It occurred to me back then that W.H. may well have used photography as a reference for his paintings and illustrations. I didn’t have the nerve to share this implausible notion with my esteemed professor, Phillip Beam.

]]> http://community.bowdoin.edu/news/2018/07/behind-the-scenes-winslow-homer-and-the-camera-photography-and-the-art-of-painting/comment-page-1/#comment-124236 Wed, 01 Aug 2018 00:35:47 +0000 http://community.bowdoin.edu/news/?p=153301#comment-124236 Best Homer exhibit I’ve seen. Beautifully done, with such attention to process, and such an amazing, diverse array of his work. Gallery notes beautifully written. Thank you!

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