Contraband
Title
Contraband
Subject
Description
In this painting, a White man wearing an unusual costume (it’s the Zouave uniform that some Union troops adopted in emulation of Algerian Berber warriors) offers his water canteen to a young Black boy. See Exhibit "From the Outside In."
Creator
Source
Arkell Museum, Canajoharie, NY
Publisher
Arkell Museum, Canajoharie, NY
Date
1875
Contributor
Winslow Homer
Files
Citation
Winslow Homer, “Contraband,” Hurley Mountain Stories, accessed February 18, 2026, https://hurleymtnstories.omeka.net/items/show/107.