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Drawing the War, Part 6: Paul Philippoteaux
Part six in a series. The original inspiration for this series of articles was a piece Chris Mackowski wrote earlier for ECW about his daughter and a picture by nineteenth century artist Paul Philippoteaux. The article made me think, again, about how … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Personalities, Preservation
Tagged Abner Doubleday, Alexander Webb, Battle of Gettysburg, drawing-the-war, Frank Leslie's Illustrated, Gettysburg, Gettysburg Cyclorama, John Gibbon, Oliver Otis Howard, Paul Philippoteaux, Pickett's Charge, Richard Neutra, Thomas Nast, William Tipton, Winfield Scott Hancock, Winslow Homer, Zeigler's Grove
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Drawing the War, Part 5: Thomas Nast
Part five in a series. Uncle Sam? Santa Claus? Lady Columbia? The Republican Elephant? The Democratic Donkey? All of these images of America have the same source, Thomas Nast, cartoonist extraordinaire (and functional illiterate) for Harper’s Weekly. Born into a … Continue reading
Drawing the War, Part 3: Frank Vizetelly
third in a series For those who think political correctness is the bastard child of the late twentieth century, artist Frank Vizetelly would strongly disagree. A mere sketch of retreating Union troops at the end of the Battle of First … Continue reading
Posted in Newspapers, Personalities
Tagged artists, drawing-the-war, frank vizetelly, journalists
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Drawing the War, Part 2: Edwin Forbes
second in a series Edwin Forbes may very well be the new Winslow Homer. Although mainly forgotten about for many years (like almost 150), apparently there is a resurgence of interest in this artist’s work. Many pieces are offered online, … Continue reading
Posted in Newspapers, Personalities
Tagged artists, drawing-the-war, edwin forbes, journalism
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Drawing the War, Part 1: Alfred Waud
first in a series In today’s world of instant messaging, instant downloads, iBooks, iPads, iPhones and iReporters, it is hard to imagine the difficulties of war reporting in the 1860s. Embedded journalists, sending news by telegraph (some called it “the … Continue reading
Posted in Newspapers, Personalities
Tagged alfred waud, artists, drawing-the-war, journalism
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