Summer in the Country

Winslow Homer; John Karst

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Object Label

The game of croquet was “imported” to the United States from England in the early 1860s, and it soon became the most popular outdoor summer game in the country. According to the text that accompanied this illustration, croquet was valued because it was a healthful “means of tempting young women into the air and sun.” Young women (and men) also liked the game because it afforded a safe, socially acceptable opportunity for flirtation.

Caption

Winslow Homer American, 1836–1910; John Karst American, born Germany, 1836–1911. Summer in the Country, 1869. Wood engraving, Image: 4 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (11.4 x 16.5 cm) Sheet: 10 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (27.3 x 19.7 cm) Frame: 20 x 15 x 1 1/2 in. (50.8 x 38.1 x 3.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Harvey Isbitts, 1998.105.129. No known copyright restrictions (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1998.105.129_bw.jpg)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

American Art

Title

Summer in the Country

Date

1869

Medium

Wood engraving

Classification

Print

Dimensions

Image: 4 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (11.4 x 16.5 cm) Sheet: 10 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (27.3 x 19.7 cm) Frame: 20 x 15 x 1 1/2 in. (50.8 x 38.1 x 3.8 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Harvey Isbitts

Accession Number

1998.105.129

Rights

No known copyright restrictions

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