American Everyman: Winslow Homer

With William R. Cross, Author, Winslow Homer: American Passage

In Winslow Homer: American Passage, biographer William R. Cross unveils his subject’s surprising role as the visual counterpart to American literary figures such as Walt Whitman and Mark Twain.

Homer was witness not only to the rhythms of sea, storm, tide and season but also to the times in which he lived. Those times included the U.S. Civil War, colonial tyranny, invention and industrialization, and the challenge of achieving a just and equitable society in the Gilded Age. Homer’s astonishing breadth of subject, media and perspective reflects his restless mind and innovative hand. His legacy comprises few answers but a broad range of enduring, entrancing questions.

Join us to see afresh the man behind the art, a major American figure hidden in plain sight.

Museum doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Lecture begins at 6 p.m. with book signing and reception following.  Books will be available for purchase by credit card only.