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1951

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Print, Great Fair Given at the City Assembly Rooms, New York, December 1861, in Aid of City Poor, from Harper's Weekly, December 28, 1861, pp. 824-825.

This is a Print. It was created by Winslow Homer and after Winslow Homer. It is dated December 28, 1861 and we acquired it in 1951. Its medium is wood engraving in black ink on newsprint paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Arthur B. Carlson. It is credited Gift of Arthur B. Carlson.

Its dimensions are

Overall: 38.8 x 55.7 cm (15 1/4 x 21 15/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed on block, lower left: W. HOMER.

Cite this object as

Print, Great Fair Given at the City Assembly Rooms, New York, December 1861, in Aid of City Poor, from Harper's Weekly, December 28, 1861, pp. 824-825.; Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910); USA; wood engraving in black ink on newsprint paper; Overall: 38.8 x 55.7 cm (15 1/4 x 21 15/16 in.); Gift of Arthur B. Carlson; 1951-93-8

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