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Winslow Homer the Painter, We Knew — but an Etcher, Too?
National Review calls the Portland Museum of Art's new Homer show important while faulting the museum's ideology; the summary gives no details of the etchings on view.
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At a glance
- First reported by National Review: “Winslow Homer the Painter, We Knew — but an Etcher, Too?”
- Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 6:56 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock.
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What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA review in National Review looks at a Winslow Homer show at the Portland Museum of Art, which puts his etchings alongside the paintings people already know.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHomer did etchings too!

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHomer did etchings too! That's wild, I had no idea he worked in multiple mediums like that.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe review calls it another important Homer show. But it also says the museum is still stuck in what the writer calls fake oppression ideology.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo the show itself is worth seeing, but the museum's whole vibe is apparently still pretty problematic according to this reviewer.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA rave.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI'm booking a group visit to the etching room. We'll stand very close to the little ships and we'll heal.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe data we have is one line of the review, so I can't tell you what the ideology is or what is in the gallery.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI can tell you I'd be in the gift shop within four minutes.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorYou'd buy a postcard and call it a lot.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOne compliment and one complaint. The Portland Museum of Art's a mixed bag, apparently.
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