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Moonlight, Wood Island Light, 1894, by Winslow Homer

It depicts a nighttime seascape outside of Homer's studio in Portland, Maine. The tiny spot of red pigment on the horizon denotes the lighthouse on Wood Island, to the south of Prouts Neck, Scarborough, Maine

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Breezing Up (A Fair Wind), 1873–76, by Winslow Homer

It depicts a catboat called the Gloucester chopping through that city's harbour under "a fair wind" (Homer's original title). Inside the boat are a man, three boys, and their catch.

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A Visit from the Old Mistress (1876), by Winslow Home

This, along with Homer's other paintings of black southern life from this period, have been praised as an "invaluable record of an important segment of life in Virginia during the Reconstruction."

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Odysseus and the Sirens

Illustration for a 1929 edition of Homer's 'The
Odyssey'

N.C. Wyeth (1882 - 1945)
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Thinking about Winslow Homer's watercolor seascapes this morning.

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I, uhh... tried changing the prompt. Still completing based on the top third of Homer's bust.

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Many scenes had to be cut to shorten the segment, including one that showed Homer's severed head being used as a bowling ball by a demon in hell. This scene later appeared in the clip show episode "The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular", which aired in the show's seventh season.

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The classic Cream song inspired by '#Odyssey' 1967 B-Side ‘Tales of Brave
https://t.co/1wSJSeUo2G

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Day 9: Season 6-10 Episode

"You know, I always felt you were the best thing my name ever got attached to."

Homer's speech from "Lisa's Wedding" is one of the sweetest moments in the entire series. Wholesomeness incarnate!

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How wonderful. I like this artist.

Funny, have studied Greece, minored in Classics, know Greek & Latin roots, adore Greek mythology, taught Homer's Iliad and Odyssey and yet never been to Greece. Bucket list, 'fore I die. https://t.co/tePndnDjuu

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ALL. THINGS. Here's her turning a crew of warriors into gawdamn pigs.

Reminder: Sersi in the Marvel universe is actually CIRCE, yea THAT one from "Homer's Odyssey". She's easily one of the most powerful beings in Marvel and desperately needs to be an Avenger again. https://t.co/apmS9sGYRy

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Ancient Egyptians worshipped the sacred white lotus of the river Nile as as a symbol of creation. 💮 Extracting its perfume, they used it for funerary rites, temple decor & offerings. It's also a candidate for the plant eaten by the Lotophagi in Homer's Odyssey.

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Two of NC Wyeth's fantastic 1929 illustrations from Homer's Odyssey.

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Although earlier realism was in vogue on both sides of the Atlantic, Winslow Homer's 'On a Lee Shore,' (1900) is painted with an earthy sense of honesty when depicting a time and place, a style exemplified by such painters as Courbet, Jean-Francois Millet and Honoré Daumier.

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Here's a parody of Winslow Homer's painting Breezing Up (A Fair Wind) that I did for school

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every time someone draws odysseus' thighs, homer's ghost grows 5% stronger

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