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Mine eyes have seen the glory, the Civil War in art, by Harold Holzer and Mark E. Neely, Jr

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-332) and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Mine eyes have seen the glory

bibliography

26399157

by Harold Holzer and Mark E. Neely, Jr

the Civil War in art

A stunning and definitive look at the best and most important artworks of the Civil War era. Includes sweeping battlefield panoramas, grisly combat tableaux, camp scenes, and heroic portraiture of military leaders, all accompanied by a lively text that is as entertaining as it is informative. Full-color and black-and-white photographs

War comes to Arcadia : the rebellion and the landscape artists -- Life imitating art : history painting, portraiture, and the new style of command -- Victory without the gaud : marine paintings and the decline of the picturesque -- Glory : poetic license in history paintings and portraits -- The theater of war : cycloramas and panoramic art -- peaceful genres : the war spirit at home -- Come and join us, brothers : the white artist and the image of blacks -- Art and the common soldier. marine paintings and the decline of the picturesque -- Glory : poetic license in history paintings and portraits -- The theater of war : cycloramas and panoramic art -- peaceful genres : the war spirit at home -- Come and join us, brothers : the white artist and the image of blacks -- Art and the common soldier