A Civil War Album: Works by Twenty Artists exhibited at The Great Central Fair in Philadelphia, June 1864, and sold to benefit the U.S. Sanitary Commission
Philadelphia, PA: The Schwarz Gallery, 1999. Softcover. Green & color illus. stapled wraps. [28] pp. 4 bw, 22 color plates. VG. Item #15223
Showcases these works by twenty artists exhibited at the Great Central Fair in Philadelphia, June 1864, and sold to benefit the U.S. Sanitary Commission, which helped the wounded Civil War soldiers. With a four-page introductory essay, the beautiful color plates, and short biographies of the artists and some details about the paintings. The plates are mostly landscapes and portraits, not Civil War subjects. The artists are: William Van de Velde Bonfield, Isaac Eugene Craig, Thomas J. Fenimore, Stephen James Ferris, Howard B. Helmick, George Cochran Lambdin, James Reid Lambdin, Alexander Lawrie, Edmund Darch Lewis, Edward Moran, Thomas P. Otter, William Trost Richards, Peter Frederick Rothermel, Mary Russell Smith, Russell Smith, Thomas Henry Smith, Rosalba (Rosa) M. Towne, Isaac L. Williams, William E. Winner, and George Bacon Wood, Jr. Uncommon.
Price: $20.00