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The Kennebec Historical Society’s November Public Presentation: Homer’s Civil War Winslow Homer was mostly a self-taught artist, an individualist, and a realist who painted and drew directly from nature. His varied works are a large draw for visitors to any museum lucky enough to have one or two in its collection. He was always recognized for his art and was fortunate to have an income derived primarily from his artwork. He first became nationally recognized when serving as a correspondent artist during the Civil War. Although, he produced a number of remarkable paintings derived from his time at the front, this program takes a look at some of his iconic Civil War woodblock engravings. They were drawn by Homer during the Civil War, and were published in Harper’s Weekly, the pre-eminent weekly newspaper/magazine. The original show upon which it is based was presented in the Portland Museum of Art in 2011 and was put together by Karen Sherry, a noted Homer scholar and curator at the museum.

Joan Plummer has been a Docent at the Portland Museum of Art for fourteen years, and a Winslow Homer Studio guide since it was opened to the public in 2012. She has spent many hours and much computer and reading time accumulating a vast repertoire of information about Winslow Homer
and is pleased to be able to share some of his stories with the Kennebec Historical Society.

The Kennebec Historical Society Public Presentation will take place on Wednesday, November 18, 2015, at 6:30 p.m at the Augusta City Center, 16 Cony Street in Augusta.