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The Gulf Stream

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  • Winslow Homer: Breezing Up (A Fair Wind)
    In Winslow Homer: Final years and legacy

    The Gulf Stream (1899) stands at the apex of Homer’s career. A Black man lies inert on the deck of a small sailboat. A hurricane has shredded the sails, snapped off the mast, and snatched away the rudder. Unlike the boys in Breezing Up or…

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