Thanksgiving Day, 1860 - The Two Great Classes of Society

Winslow Homer

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white drawing on aged paper. A large scene in the middle with a bannar above it with "The Two Great Classes" on it; the scene depicts people of various ages in a small dirty room. The room has one window and a half wall on the right separating it from another room with a woman and a girl on a bed. A young boy holds a basket. An arched top separates the large center image from three scenes on top. The top left scene depicts two women dressed formally next to a dresser with a large mirror on it. A man reclines in the top center scene on a chaise lounge smoking a cigar. A man holds roasted fowl while a woman sits at a small table to the right. The caption under the left scene reads: "Those who have more dinners than appetite." The caption under the right scene reads: "Those who have more appetite than dinners." A border with leaf patterns surrounds the scenes. Text at the bottom reads: "Thanksgiving Day, 1860. The Two Great Classes of Society."