The Veteran in a New Field (1865) by Winslow Homer nla.obj-136393349-1 and ready to stand tall

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The Veteran in a New Field (1865) by Winslow Homer nla.obj-136393349-1 and ready to stand tallThe Veteran in a New Field (1865) Winslow Homer A soldier turns the page. Homers quietly monumental scene shows a lone man swinging a scythe through sunlit wheatwar behind him, work before him. Wide sky, rippling grain, and a purposeful gesture fold grief, relief, and renewal into one spare American landscape. Why it captivates Aftermath made human the Civil Wars end distilled to a single figure at work. Symbolic clarity the scythe as time, toil, and