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Conrad Wise Chapman and “The Life Insurance Brigade”
After Fort Donelson, Colonel John Eugene Smith of the 45th Illinois Infantry observed “The Boys were constantly wishing they could have a fight. You do not hear any such wishes now.” The soldier’s lament over the horrors of war is … Continue reading
Reflections on Eastman Johnson’s A Ride for Liberty
Eastman Johnson is one of my favorite American artists, and many agree that one of his best works is A Ride For Liberty. Let’s take a closer look at what inspired and was reflected in the artwork…
Posted in Emerging Civil War, Slavery
Tagged A Ride For Liberty, black history month, Civil War art, civil war artist, eastman johnson, freedmen, Slavery
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Through An Artist’s Eyes: Battle of the Wilderness
May 5, 2019 marks the 155th Anniversary since the beginning of the Battle of the Wilderness. The first fierce battle of the Overland Campaign, and a conflict that turned into a blazing inferno as undergrowth and trees caught fire. Photographs … Continue reading
The Picture Over the Door: N. C. Wyeth Illustrates the Civil War
Growing up, our neighbors had a print hung over the door that led into the hallway of their brick bungalow in Oklahoma City. I was pretty young, and not very tall, but I could see the image in the old, … Continue reading
John Adams Elder: Fredericksburg’s Civil War Artist
Emerging Civil War welcomes back Michael Aubrecht Standing amid the soldiers’ and civilians’ graves in the Confederate Cemetery on Washington Avenue is a simple, elegant marker with the name “Elder” etched across its face. To the casual observer, this tombstone … Continue reading
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Tagged art in europe, art in fredericksburg, Battle of Fredericksburg, Battle of the Crater, Civil War art, civil war artist, civil war paintings, emaneul leutze, Fredericksburg Confederate Cemetery, john elder, paintings, portraits, Portraiture, richmond mechanic institute
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