[benjulmag]

Originally Posted by lumberjack

I'm getting out over my skis. Hine did two photos, "Playground In Mill Village, 1909," and "The Ball Team. Composed mainly of glass workers, Indiana, August, 1908."

It wasn't Homer, but William Morris Hunt, who came before Homer and died in 1879. Hunt's painting is, "The Ball Players" and dates from 1877.

Homer sketched soldiers playing football, which looks like a brawl.

Thanks for the response! I had not been aware of that Hunt painting. It is a beautiful painting!