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Winslow Homer

When and where was Winslow Homer born?

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Winslow Homer: Breezing Up (A Fair Wind) — Winslow Homer Breezing Up (A Fair Wind), oil on canvas by Winslow Homer, 1873–76; in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. 61.5 × 97 cm.

Winslow Homer was born on February 24, 1836, in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.1