Nationality
American
Artist Dates
1812-1876
Preview
Date of Work
c. 1865
Medium
Hand-colored lithograph
Height
13 9/16"
Width
17 3/4"
Collection/Provenance
Art & Design Study Collection
Status
Displayed
Location
University House
Additional Information
Recognized as the first woman in America to support herself as a professional artist, Fanny Palmer was hired by the famed lithography firm of Currier and Ives. Her images of idyllic pastoral scenes, like The Old Homestead, provided comfort and solace to a nation riven by conflict. This peaceful farm scene offered its viewers an escape from the horrors of the Civil War.
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