Civil War Sketch Book Drawings from the Battlefront

Name: Civil War Sketch Book Drawings from the Battlefront
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ISBN: 9780393072204

ISBN-10: 0393072207

ISBN-13: 9780393072204

Edition: 2012

Authors: Harry L. Katz, Vincent Virga, Alan Brinkley

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At a time before the camera lens could capture the frenzy and terror of battle action, illustrators known as Special Artists—among them such famous draftsmen as Winslow Homer and Thomas Nast—created for the American public some of the most important and lasting images of the Civil War. Reporting for newspapers like Harper’s Weekly and Frank Leslie’s Illustrated News, the Specials brought a visceral immediacy to the clash, presenting rich and nuanced images of soldiers in the camps and sweeping panoramas of the great battles. The illustrations span the war and its many theaters, including rarely seen views of Shiloh, Antietam, Vicksburg, and Gettysburg, and the famous stampede of Union…

Book details

List price: $50.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/14/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 12.01" wide x 10.00" long x 0.09" tall
Weight: 4.224
Language: English

Vincent Virga has authored or coauthored seven major picture books, including, most recently, Cartographia: Mapping Civilizations. He lives in New York City and in County Mayo, Ireland.