Renowned for his powerful paintings of American life and scenery, Winslow Homer (1836–1910) remains a consequential figure whose art continues to appeal to broad audiences. Opening at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on April 11, 2022, Winslow Homer: Crosscurrents will reconsider the artist's work through the lens of conflict, a theme that spans his prolific career. A persistent fascination with struggle permeates Homer's art from emblematic images of the Civil War and Reconstruction that .