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''Snap the Whip'' is an 1872 oil painting by Winslow Homer. It depicts a group of children playing crack the whip in a field in front of a small red schoolhouse. With more of America's population moving to cities, the portrait depicts the simplicity of rural agrarian life that Americans were beginning to leave behind in the post-Civil War era, evoking a mood of 
Homer painted a second version, of similar date, which is now in the
''Snap the Whip''
on the Butler Museum of Art homepage.
''Snap the Whip''
Analysis of 'Snap the Whip'. {{Winslow Homer Paintings by Winslow Homer 1872 paintings Paintings in Youngstown, Ohio
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Homer spent several summers in New York's Hudson Valley, and is said to have been inspired to paint this scene by local boys playing at the Hurley schoolhouse.
Homer painted a second version, of similar date, which is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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. In this, he retains the schoolhouse but the background hillscape is removed, making the location less regionally specific.
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''Snap the Whip''
on the Butler Museum of Art homepage.
''Snap the Whip''
Analysis of 'Snap the Whip'. {{Winslow Homer Paintings by Winslow Homer 1872 paintings Paintings in Youngstown, Ohio