Thanksgiving Day in the Army - After Dinner: The Wish-Bone - Drawn by Winslow Homer (Harper's Weekly, Vol. VIII). Artist: Winslow Homer (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1836-1910 Prouts Neck, Maine). Dimensions: image: 9 1/4 x 13 7/8 in. (23.5 x 35.2 cm)sheet: 10 7/16 x 16 1/8 in. (26.5 x 41 cm). Publisher: Harper's Weekly (American, 1857-1916). Date: December 3, 1864.Homer's image of Union soldiers breaking a wishbone in camp after a Thanksgiving meal in 1864 conveys the hope that the Civil War might be drawing to a close. Indeed, within four months the Confederate capital of Richmond would fall and General Robert E. Lee would surrender. Superficially naturalistic, the scene is filled with objects that can be read symbolically: war drums are stacked peaceably in the background, and soldiers rest, smoke, and play, the only visible weapon a sheathed sword. The centrality of a simple game associated with a shared family feast suggests where the soldier's thoughts are focused. By this dat

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Thanksgiving Day in the Army - After Dinner: The Wish-Bone - Drawn by Winslow Homer (Harper's Weekly, Vol. VIII). Artist: Winslow Homer (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1836-1910 Prouts Neck, Maine). Dimensions: image: 9 1/4 x 13 7/8 in. (23.5 x 35.2 cm)sheet: 10 7/16 x 16 1/8 in. (26.5 x 41 cm). Publisher: Harper's Weekly (American, 1857-1916). Date: December 3, 1864.Homer's image of Union soldiers breaking a wishbone in camp after a Thanksgiving meal in 1864 conveys the hope that the Civil War might be drawing to a close. Indeed, within four months the Confederate capital of Richmond would fall and General Robert E. Lee would surrender. Superficially naturalistic, the scene is filled with objects that can be read symbolically: war drums are stacked peaceably in the background, and soldiers rest, smoke, and play, the only visible weapon a sheathed sword. The centrality of a simple game associated with a shared family feast suggests where the soldier's thoughts are focused. By this dat

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