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Winslow White Shoe Storage Cubbie Bench $157.86 Store your shoes in the same place you put them with this dual purpose Winslow shoe storage bench. This cubbie-type storage bench is a great addition to a front entryway, mudroom, or utility room and features 18 storage compartments for shoes. |
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Winslow White Contemporary Computer Desk $141.81 Enhance your home decor with a contemporary computer deskHome office furniture features simple clean linesDesk is ideal for a home office, study, den, dorm, or guest room |
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Winslow Twin-size Bed $265.99 Winslow bed has a purity of form that enables it to fit into any home decorBedroom furniture has castings at the top of the head and footboardTwin-size bed has a muted pewter finish with a hint of black |
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Winslow Cream Loveseat $451.99 li>Materials: Microfiber, wood Finish: CherryUpholstery materials: Bonded leatherUpholstery color: Gray |
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Winslow White 5-drawer Chest $163.03 Adds function and style to your bedroom furniture collectionMade from durable composite woodsVersatile white finish updates any home decor |
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Winslow White 2-drawer & Open Cubbie Nightstand $105.29 Enrich your bedroom furniture collection with this classic pieceNightstand constructed of durable composite woods, no plastic edgebandingStylish white finish blends with any home decor |
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Winslow White 6-drawer Dresser $230.64 Elegant design enhances any bedroom decorSix full size dresser drawers that run on smooth all-metal roller glides with built-in safety stopsDetails include a white finish, profiled top, side moldings and an arched kick plate |
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Winslow Cherry Finish Chair $344.99 Materials: Microfiber, wood Finish: CherryUpholstery materials: MicrofiberUpholstery color: Cream |
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Winslow White Cubbie Bench $99.99 Update your bedroom or guest room with this functional, stylish pieceConstructed of durable composite wood and mdfVersatile white finish enhances any home decor |
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Winslow White 2-drawer Armoire $253.51 Makes an ideal apparel wardrobe, storage cabinet, or entertainment centerArmoire will hold most 24-inch TVsVersatile white finish complements any home decor |
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Winslow White Twin-size Small Cubbie Bench $90.34 Update your child's bedroom furniture with this functional, stylish storage pieceBench constructed of durable composite wood and mdfVersatile white finish enhances any home decor |
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Winslow White 2-drawer Nightstand $95.05 Stylish, functional addition to your home furniture collection Nightstand made from durable composite woodsFinished in a versatile white shade to accent any home decor |
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Winslow White 1-drawer Wide Storage Locker $198.34 Stylish locker organizes just about any room in your home Storage locker constructed of durable composite woods and mdfVersatile white finish blends with any home decor |
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Winslow White Condo Sized 6-drawer Dresser $212.73 Composite wood construction dresserFunctional, stylish accent to any bedroom decorDresser features six full-size drawersVersatile white finish goes with any bedroom |
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Winslow White Twin-size Platform Storage Bed $258.57 Simple elegance and fine craftsmanship update your child's bedroom or guest roomStorage bed made of durable composite woodsVersatile white finish blends with any home decor |
Michael Winslow
Homer was born in Boston, Massachusetts and, when he was 19, was apprenticed to a commercial lithographer. Despite having almost no formal training in art, Homer moved to New York in 1859 and opened his own studio as a painter and illustrator. He took art classes and was a regular freelance illustrator for Harper's Weekly and other important magazines of the day. They would be his major source of income for the next 17 years.
When the Civil War erupted in 1861, Harper's sent him to the front lines to document the fighting. He made faithful sketches of the battle scenes and ordinary life in the camps. Although these did not get Homer much artistic recognition at the time the drawings, with their strong draftsmanship and realism, are today considered to be among the best of America?s graphic arts.
After the war, Homer produced a series of paintings influenced by scenes he had witnessed, among them Sharpshooter on Picket Duty, and Prisoners from the Front, which was exhibited at the Paris Exposition of 1866. In the same year he traveled to Paris and stayed there for ten months.
Ten years after the end of the Civil War, Winslow Homer was in his mid-40s and an acclaimed painter and illustrator. Snap the Whip, painted in 1872, was exhibited at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia and, in the same year, he decided to abandon illustration and devote himself to painting. But perhaps the most significant development in Homer?s artistic career came with his adoption of watercolors. He is quoted as saying "You will see, in the future I will live by my watercolors" and, indeed, the success he achieved with these fresh and spontaneous works permitted him to stop working as an illustrator.
At this time, Homer never went anywhere without brushes, paper and his pans of watercolors. He started depicting the coast of New England, the Adirondacks, the wild rivers of Quebec, the Florida Keys and the whitewashed walls of Bermuda.
In 1881 Homer returned to Europe and spent the next two years in Cullercoats, a small fishing village on the stormy North Sea coast of England. His subject matter was the sea and the courageous inhabitants of the small struggling community. The watercolors he produced of the village women going about their daily lives or waiting for their menfolk to return from a fishing expedition are some of the most powerful images produced by the artist.
Back in the U.S. he went to live in Prout's Neck, Maine where he built a studio on the rocky sea shore that was to be his home until he died. Winslow Homer lived there alone, isolated and free to devote himself to his art. It is at this time that he began painting the seascapes for which he is best known such as Gulf Stream, Eight Bells, and Mending the Nets. His paintings underwent a fundamental change. He was now concentrating on the force, drama, and wild beauty of the ocean. His style was powerful and self-confident. Homer never spoke about the reasons for this self-imposed seclusion; it?s thought that perhaps an unhappy love affair might have been the cause.
Winslow Homer died on September 29, 1910 in his studio at Prout's Neck. He was 74 years old. His painting, Shoot the Rapids, remained unfinished.
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