Civil War Sketch Book: Drawings from the Battlefront
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| Rating | : | 4.29 (800 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0393072207 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
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 soldiers fleeing the Rebels at Bull Run. Gathering these images for the first time in fifty years, Civil War Sketch Book gives readers the sense that they are touching history, for the illustrations (some even stained with soldiers’ blood) represent priceless artifacts from our nation’s greatest conflict. A landmark collection featuring rare and sensational images of the Civil War. 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 Nastcreated 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. 250 color illustrations
. Katz is the former head curator of the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress and the author of Baseball Americana and Herblock. Harry L. He lives in Del Mar, California.Vincent Virga has authored or coauthored seven major picture books, including, most recently, Cartographia: Mapping Civilizations. H
“These raw but deft on-the-spot sketches capture the Civil War battlefield as it really must have beenoften confused, always fast-moving and sometimes terrifying. The artists who made them were nearly as courageous as the troops they followed. Most highly recommended.” (Library Journal) . No one interested in the era should miss this handsome and revealing volume.” (Geoffrey Ward, coauthor with Ken Burns of The Civil War: An Illustrated History)“Informatively presenting the artists and the circumstances of their sketches, Katz and Virga help us envision the Civil War as contemporaries would have visualized it through the magazines they read.” (Booklist)“These accounts, along with the sketches themselves and the narr
The art of war, in charcoal and watercolor [Review published in MIT's The Tech] - 'Civil War Sketchbook brings us a splendid collection of original sketches from the front lines of the battlefield'Two days after the charter incorporating MIT was signed in April 1861, Confederate forces attacked a military installation in South Carolina. It was the first in a series of battles that would last four bloody years and decide the fate of a nation. Shi. Mason Dixon Photography said If it sounds too good to be true, it usually isn't true - but this IS!. I must admit, I was skeptical about purchasing this book for $If it sounds too good to be true, it usually isn't true - but this IS! I must admit, I was skeptical about purchasing this book for $3.75 (!!) when the list price was $50 but I was very pleasantly surprised. The quality of the paper and binding is very good, the image reproduction is very high quality and the textual content is outstanding. I bought this mainly for eye-candy, but ended up learning a thing or two while reading it.My ONLY gripe is not with the book, but with. .75 (!!) when the list price was $50 but I was very pleasantly surprised. The quality of the paper and binding is very good, the image reproduction is very high quality and the textual content is outstanding. I bought this mainly for eye-candy, but ended up learning a thing or two while reading it.My ONLY gripe is not with the book, but with. "Beautiful!" according to mp. Just received this book, so I have yet to read it from cover to cover. From what I have viewed so far, it is a beautiful book! Wonderful large images in color. I will use this book in my classroom, as well as read it myself. No pages stuck together or anything like that, as others have said. My only complaint is the chunk that was taken out of the dust jacket. For only $5, I won't return it.