Bowdoin College Museum of Art | - Henrietta Benson Homer's Sketchbook in pen and ink, graphite, and watercolor

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1990.71

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Henrietta Benson Homer's Sketchbook in pen and ink, graphite, and watercolor

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Artist

Henrietta Benson Homer (Bucksport, Maine, 12/12/1808 - 4/27/1884, Brooklyn, New York)

Title

Henrietta Benson Homer's Sketchbook in pen and ink, graphite, and watercolor

Creation Date

1820-1826

Century

19th century

Dimensions

10 1/4 in. x 8 7/16 in. (26 cm. x 21.5 cm.)

Object Type

drawing

Creation Place

North America, United States

Medium and Support

pen and ink, graphite, watercolor on paper

Credit Line

Gift of Lois Homer Graham

Copyright

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Accession Number

1990.71

Henrietta Benson Homer was born in Bucksport, Maine, a thriving town on Penobscot Bay founded by her ancestors. In an age when American families began to value the education of their daughters, she was sent to Boston to study in a female academy. There she skillfully copied English prints into her sketchbook (see adjacent volume). Henrietta drew and painted throughout her life, a love that influenced her son, the artist Winslow Homer. His earliest drawings of rustic buildings and landscapes resemble those found in his mother’s sketches.