Winslow Homer was the second of three sons of Henrietta Benson and Charles Savage Homer. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1836 and grew up in Cambridge. His father was an importer of tools and other goods. His mother was a painter. Window got his interest in drawing and painting from his mother. But his father also supported his son's interest. Once, on a business trip to London, Charles Homer bought a set of drawing examples for his son to copy. Young Winslow used these to develop his early skill. 

Winslow's older brother Charles went to Harvard University in Cambridge. The family expected Winslow would go, too. But, at the time, Harvard did not teach art. So Winslow's father found him a job as an assistant in the trade of making and preparing pictures for printed media. At 19, Window learned the process of lithography .This work was the only formal training that Winslow ever received in art. 

In 1859, Window Homer moved to New York City to work for Harper's Weekly. Homer also started to paint seriously. He hoped to go to Europe to study painting. But, something would intervene the direction of Window Homer's artistic work. Harper's magazine would send him to draw pictures of the biggest event in American history since independence. It was the Civil War between the Union and the rebel southern states. 

Winslow Homer went to Washington, D. C., in 1861. He drew pictures of the campaign of Union Army General George McClellan the next year. His pictures of the war showed many ways that conflicts affect people.

Answer the following questions:
1. Where did Winslow get his interest in drawing from?
2. What did she do for work?
3. and his father?
4. what was his father's name?
5. Did Winslow get any training in art?
6. Where did he find that job?
7. Did he train at HArvard?
8. who did?
9. When did he learn lithography?
10. What did his father bring him home from a buisness trip?
11. did he use these?
12. for what?
13. Where did he work in New york?
14. Where did he hope to go?
15. Did he go?
16. why not?
17. Was this a small event?
18. Where did he go?
19. when?
20. What did his pictures show?

Numbered answers:
1. his mother
2. she was a painter
3. he was an importer of tools and other goods
4. Charles Savage
5. though a job as an assistant in making and preparing pictures for printed media
6. his father
7. no
8. his older brother Charles
9. When he was 19
10. a set of drawing examples
11. yes
12. to develop his early skill
13. Harper's Weekly
14. Europe
15. no
16. Harper's magazine sent him to draw pictures of the Civil War
17. no
18. Washington, D. C.
19. in 1861
20. many ways that conflicts affect people