Description: Original 1868 Wood Engraving Winslow Homer - New England Factory Life, Bell Time Matted but not framed. Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910) New England Factory Life-Bell Time, 1868 Harper's Weekly, Vol. XII, July 25, 1868, p. 472In 1868, Winslow Homer took up the subject of people who worked in textile mills. Mill workers' activities were regulated by a series of bells that rang throughout the day--when to arrive, when to take a break, when to eat lunch, when to leave for the day. The engraving depicts a large number of workers leaving a large mill. The workers range from old women to children, this scene in 1868 many decades before the enactment of child labor laws. Most appear tired, as the "bell time" shown here is presumably the closing bell of the day. According to the accompanying text the drawing was sketched at Lawrence, Massachusetts, near Homer's brother's country home.Before 1850, Americans viewed factories as places where respectable folk--mostly women--could earn a decent income and contribute to the nation's industrial transformation. By the time of Homer's drawing, native-born farm wives and their daughters had long been absent from the mills. Recent immigrants and the desperately poor replaced them at the looms.The image is 9-1/4 inches by 13-7/8 inches. The sheet is 11-1/8 inches by 15-7/8 inches.
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Artist: Winslow Homer
Image Orientation: Portrait
Material: Paper
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Region of Origin: United States
Framing: Matted
Type: Print
Year of Production: 1868
Style: Realism
Production Technique: Wood Engraving
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
