˜Theœ Civil War and American art [published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name, on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., from November 16, 2012 through April 28, 2013, and at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, from May 21 - September 2, 2013]

"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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Körperschaften: Smithsonian American Art Museum <Washington, DC> (BerichterstatterIn), Metropolitan Museum of Art (BerichterstatterIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Harvey, Eleanor Jones (BerichterstatterIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: New Haven, Conn. Yale Univ. Press 2012
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