Description
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, New York, Published date: 2010. Softcover; 53 pp; 28 cm. Illustrated throughout with color reproductions.
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Condition & notes
In very good condition. Illustrated paper covers have light bumping to edges and mild surface wear; binding sound (staple bound). Interior pages clean and unmarked. Illustrated catalog presenting selections from five Union soldiers' Civil War sketchbooks held in the Gilder Lehrman Collection. The volume reproduces watercolor battle scenes, camp life studies, narrative cartoons, and personal visual records created during the war by Henry Berckhoff; the anonymous creator of "George"; Frank E. Park; David McNeely Stauffer; and John W. Mansfield. Includes historical context situating the drawings within the broader visual culture of the Civil War and discussion of Antietam, camp life, supply trains, and picket duty. Contents include: Introduction; Henry Berckhoff; Anonymous Creator of "George"; Frank E. Park; David McNeely Stauffer; John W. Mansfield; Influences on the Artists; To Learn More; Acknowledgments.