Life Studies of the Great Army (etchings) by Edwin Forbes
This folio contains 40 copper plate etchings illustrating Army life during the Civil War, which Forbes composed as an artist-reporter for "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper." These etchings are derived from his original pencil sketches made while he followed the Army of the Potomac...
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Collection: | Life Studies of the Great Army (etchings) By Edwin Forbes |
Collection Number: | Bd.525.F.692 |
Format: | Manuscript |
Language: | English |
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245 | 1 | |a Life Studies of the Great Army (etchings) by Edwin Forbes |f 1876 | |
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520 | |a This folio contains 40 copper plate etchings illustrating Army life during the Civil War, which Forbes composed as an artist-reporter for "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper." These etchings are derived from his original pencil sketches made while he followed the Army of the Potomac, which were compiled into a folio and published in 1876. The views offered in these prints cover a wide range of themes, including battle scenes, troop movements, soldiers taking breaks, meal preparation, camp life, and sweeping landscape views. The prints are individually titled, with sometimes-sarcastic commentary. The first proof of this folio was purchased by General William T. Sherman, and was donated to the United States government. Forbes won a medal at the Philadelphia Centennial in 1876 for this work. Forbes was born in New York City and studied art with Arthur Tait. Forbes worked as an artist-field reporter for Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper from 1861 to 1864. He covered major battles at Manassas, Petersburg, and Gettysburg. After the war, Forbes opened a studio in Brooklyn, and published "Thirty Years After: An Artist's Story of the Great War" in 1890. | ||
650 | 7 | |a United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Camp Life. |2 Local sources | |
650 | 7 | |a United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial Representations |2 Local sources | |
852 | |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania |b Life Studies of the Great Army (etchings) By Edwin Forbes |c Bd.525.F.692 |