The Strawberry Bed

Series: Our Young Folks
Medium: Wood engraving
Dimensions: 3 5/8 x 5 5/8 inches
Artist details: American, 1836 - 1910
Date of impression: July 1868
Reference: Gelman 175, Beam 145

Recommended by Nikki (Fine Print Photographer & Content Publisher):
"Homer was an illustrator for Harper’s Weekly in New York in the 1860’s, a magazine that centered imagery, rather than text. This wood engraving by Winslow Homer, made in July 1868, connects its viewers of the 1800s and us, almost 200 years later, to the same summertime activity of picking strawberries. The world shifts and changes, but there are some things that we all look forward to each summer."