Download or read book Winslow Homer and the Sea written by Carl Little and published by Pomegranate. This book was released on 1995 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winslow Homer (1836-1910) devoted much of his life to a study of the ocean and the people whose lives were intertwined with it. This book is the first to focus on the full range of Homer's coastal subjects, with thirty-six reproductions of his most powerful works. Carl Little's essay discusses Homer's development as a painter; quotations from writers such as Homer scholar Philip C. Beam and poet Gerard Manley Hopkins add a further dimension to the thorough and enlightening text. Third printing.