Dressing for the Carnival
About this painting
Winslow Homer (1877).
- Date created
- 1877
- License
- This work is believed to be in the public domain. Users are advised to make their own copyright assessment and to understand their rights to fair use.
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Painting by Winslow Homer (1836–1910), 1877, shows an African American man being helped with preparation for a carnival by two women. In 1875, Homer made studies of African Americans around Petersburg, Virginia, and this painting may be one of several based on those studies.
