A Quiet Day in the Woods [electronic resource]. 1870.
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Karst, John, 1836-1922
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Born in Germany, John Karst came to the United States as a youth. He was apprenticed to a wood engraver and eventually directed production for Leslie's Magazine. After the Civil War he set up as an independent engraver and established a shop on Canal Street in New York City. Karst engraved the work of such artists as Edwin Abbey and Frederick Edwin Church for Harper's and Leslie's magazines. He was best known for his illustrations for the six volumes of the Eclectic Primers of William Holmes McG...
Homer, Winslow, 1836-1910
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Winslow Homer was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1836. He was raised in Cambridge, where he developed a love of art and the outdoors. At the age of 19 he began his career as an illustrator, apprenticing at the J.H. Bufford lithographic firm in Boston. He then decided to become a freelance illustrator. In 1859 Homer moved to New York to work for Harper's Weekly, serving as artist-correspondent for the magazine during the Civil War. After taking some art classes at the National Academy of Desig...
