Winslow Homer letter to Thomas B. (Thomas Benedict) Clarke
Object Details
- Creator
- Homer, Winslow, 1836-1910
- Clarke, Thomas B. (Thomas Benedict), 1848-1931
- Subject
- Homer, Winslow
- Place of publication, production, or execution
- No place, unknown, or undetermined
- Physical Description
- Letter : 4 p. : handwritten, ill. ; 20 x 13 cm.
- Summary
- Homer tells Clarke that he has sent his painting West Point, Prout's Neck, Maine to Mr. Knoedler and that he considers it "the best that I have ever painted." He includes a small self-portrait sketch showing himself working on the painting.
- Citation
- Winslow Homer. Winslow Homer letter to Thomas B. (Thomas Benedict) Clarke, 1901 Jan. 4. Winslow Homer collection, 1863, 1877-1945. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- Use Note
- U.S. public domain
- Location Note
- Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560
- 1901 Jan. 4
- Record number
- (DSI-AAA)13719
- Type
- Correspondence
- See more items in
- Winslow Homer collection, 1863, 1877-1945
- Archives of American Art
- Topic
- Illustrated letters
- Self-portraits
- Record ID
- AAADCD_item_13719
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
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