Dr. Peter H. Wood
Emeritus Professor of History, Duke University
“Near Andersonville”: Winslow Homer’s Civil War
Thursday, March 31, 2011
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Main Room, Clements Library
909 S. University Ave.
American painter Winslow Homer rose to national attention during the Civil War, but one of his most important early paintings, “Near Andersonville,” remained unknown for a century. In this illustrated lecture, historian Peter Wood reveals the long-hidden story of this remarkable Civil War painting. Wood examines the interplay of symbolic elements and links the painting to Abraham Lincoln’s presidential campaign of 1864. Wood’s provocative study offers a fresh vantage point on Homer’s early career, the struggle to end slavery, and the dramatic closing years of the Civil War.
Free and open to the public. For more information, contact the Library at (734) 764-2347 or visit our website: www.clements.umich.edu.