The Brierwood Pipe is an oil painting of 1864 by the American artist Winslow Homer. It depicts two men from the 5th New York Volunteer Infantry (Duryee Zouaves).
| The Brierwood Pipe | |
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| Year | 1864 |
| Medium | oil paint, canvas |
| Movement | American realism  |
| Dimensions | 68.89 cm (27.12 in) × 64.13 cm (25.25 in) |
| Location | Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Owner | Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Accession No. | 1944.524 |
The title may refer to a popular poem of the day about the 5th New York Zouaves, titled "The Brier-Wood Pipe".[1] "Two of the most famous Zouave outfits in the Army of the Potomac were from New York, Duryees and Hawkins's."[2]
It is also known as Making Brier-root Pipes, Making Brierwood Pipes, and other similar variants.
As of 2012, the painting is on display at the Smithsonian American Art Museum,[2] from the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Wall Text, The Civil War and American Art". Smithsonian American Art Museum. 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
- ^ a b Simpson, Marc (1988). Winslow Homer, Paintings of the Civil War. The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Bedford Arts, Publishers. pp. 166–172. ISBN 0884010600. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
- ^ "The Brierwood Pipe". Cleveland Museum of Art. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
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