I was reminded of him in a roundabout way after listening to a story about Steve Mumford, an artist who documented the Iraq War with drawings and paintings. Mumford’s Baghdad Journals are a moving account of the time he spent there. He was inspired by Winslow Homer’s documentation of the American Civil War.
Hearing about Homer reminded me of John Singer Sargent’s work done after spending time at the Western Front in 1918. His large painting, Gassed, was completed during this time. Definitely a master.
