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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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) |
Table of Contents:
- Landscapes and the metaphorical war
- The art of wartime photography
- The human face of war
- Abolition and emancipation.