MAKE A MEME View Large Image Winslow Homer - The Life Line.jpg Artwork Creator Winslow Homer 1884 oil canvas cm 72 7 113 7 institution Philadelphia Museum of Art Gallery 116 American Art first floor object history credit line The George W Elkins Collection 1924 en The ...
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Keywords: Winslow Homer - The Life Line.jpg Artwork Creator Winslow Homer 1884 oil canvas cm 72 7 113 7 institution Philadelphia Museum of Art Gallery 116 American Art first floor object history credit line The George W Elkins Collection 1924 en The dramatic rescue from a foundering ship shown here was made possible by a recent innovation in lifesaving technology the breeches buoy Secured firmly to ship and shore the device permitted the transfer of stranded passengers to safety by means of a pulley that was hauled back and forth by crews at either end Cropped down to its essentials Homer's composition thrusts us into the midst of the action with massive waves rolling past drenching the semiconscious woman and her anonymous savior The Life Line was immediately recognized by critics as a major contribution to American art portraying a heroic contemporary subject with both painterly virtuosity and detailed observation <ref>http //www philamuseum org/collections/permanent/102970 html philamuseum org</ref> <small> reflist </small> accession number E1924-4-15 http //www philamuseum org/collections/permanent/102970 html mulR 13839 Philadelphia Museum of Art online gallery The Life Line 1884 Winslow Homer jpg Winslow Homer American - The Life Line - Google Art Project jpg PD-old-100-1923 1910 Oil paintings by Winslow Homer 1880s paintings by Winslow Homer 1884 paintings Paintings by Winslow Homer in the Philadelphia Museum of Art Lifeguards Charities Breeches-buoy
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