Signal of Distress, 1890. Creator: Winslow Homer.

Signal of Distress, 1890. Creator: Winslow Homer.

3-016-296 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Signal of Distress, 1890. In the foreground a group of sailors watch as fellow crew members prepare to board a lifeboat and reach safety. Their figures seem monumental as they confront a raging sea that is about to engulf a wrecked vessel.


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People Information

Creator
  1. Winslow Homer, attributed to: American: Artist, painter and illustrator

Medium
  1. Oil on canvas

Category Hierarchy

Science & Nature Geographical Features

Trade & Industry Shipping Industry

Artistic Representations

People Other


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4960x3147
File Size : 45,730kb


Aliases

  1. MTB-AW-1980.71 1980.71
  1. 1150000253
  1. 3-016-296
  1. 3016296
  1. MTB-AW-1980.71 1980.71

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