The Songs of War
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The Songs of War
186119th century
356 x 507 mm (14 x 20 in.)
Winslow Homer, American, (1836–1910)
- Civil War era
- civil wars - Wars between different sections or parties of the same nation. W [January 1991 scope note added; alternate term added. November 1990 descriptor moved. 19900191 descriptor changed, was "civil war".]
- military
- music - The art concerned with the combining of vocal or instrumental sounds in measured time to communicate emotions, ideas, or states of mind, usually according to cultural standards of rhythm, melody, and, in most Western music, harmony. [January 1995 scope note added. December 1991 related term added; related term added.]
- U.S. Civil War
- image Dimensions: 356 x 507 mm (14 x 20 in.)
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Winslow Homer, American, (1836–1910) . The Songs of War, 1861. Wood engraving with printed text on verso on wove paper. image : 356 x 507 mm (14 x 20 in.). Sheet : 397 x 555 mm (15.6 x 21.9 in.). DAC accession number 1939.3.11. Gift of Susan Swallow, 1939. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (photo: T. Rodriguez) .