The Civil War and American art /

"The American Civil War was arguably the first modern war. Its grim reality, captured through the new medium of photography, was laid bare. American artists could not approach the conflict with the conventions of European history painting, which glamorized the hero on the battlefield. Instead,...

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Main Author: Harvey, Eleanor Jones
Corporate Authors: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : New Haven, Conn. : Smithsonian American Art Museum ; Yale University Press, 2012.
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ISBN:9780300187335 (hardback)
0300187335 (hardback)
9780937311981 (soft cover)
0937311987 (soft cover)
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Call Number: *N6510 .H378 2012
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