Elizabeth Johns discusses the relationship of Homer's watercolors and some of his oils to his life's journey.
Elizabeth Johns is Professor Emerita of History of Art at the University of Pennsylvania and Lilly Fellow, Center for Religion, Ethics, and Culture, College of the Holy Cross. She is also the author of *American Genre Painting: The Politics of Everyday Life* (1991) and *Thomas Eakins: The Heroism of Modern Life* (1983).