Asked by Lizeth Hernandez on Sep 30, 2024

What contemporary event is referenced by American Realist Winslow Homer in his Veteran in a Field?

A) Construction of transcontinental railroad
B) Rise of socialism
C) American Civil War
D) Revolutions of 1848

American Realist

An artist or writer who focuses on depicting subjects as they are in everyday life, often associated with the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the United States.

American Civil War

A conflict fought from 1861 to 1865 between the United States (Union) and eleven Southern slave states that declared secession and formed the Confederate States of America.

  • Analyze the impact of contemporary events on American Realism and identify representative works.