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Morgan collection of Civil War drawings (Library of Congress)
- Title: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings (Library of Congress)
- Other Title:
Civil War drawings collection (Library of Congress).
J. Pierpont Morgan collection of Civil War drawings (Library of Congress). - Related Names:
Waud, Alfred R. (Alfred Rudolph), 1828-1891 , artist
Waud, William, -1878 , artist
Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895 , artist
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913 , donor - Date Created/Published: ca. 1860-1900.
- Medium: 1,648 drawings ; 35 x 48 in. or smaller.
- Summary: Eyewitness drawings depict camp life, marches, and important events during the American Civil War, primarily the campaigns in Virginia, Georgia, and South Carolina. The artists made most of the drawings while on assignment for three northern pictorial newspapers: Harper's weekly, Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, and the New York Illustrated news.
- Reproduction Number: ---
- Rights Advisory:
No known restrictions on publication.
- Call Number: Guide Record [P&P]
- Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
- Notes:
- Arrangement: Organized by artist name within the filing series call number DRWG/US.
- Collection title devised by Library staff.
- Most of the drawings are by three of the leading Civil War artists: Alfred Waud, William Waud, and Edwin Forbes. Other artists include: E.M. Bott, Winslow Homer, Lieutenant Le Rony, Arthur Lumley, H.A. Macomb, T. Miller, James William Pattison, Louis Sands, and A.W. Warren.
- Special collections in the Library of Congress / compiled by Annette Melville. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1980, no. 47
- Guide to the Special Collections of Prints & Photographs in the Library of Congress / compiled by Paul Vanderbilt. Washington, D.C. : 1955, no. 235, 756
- Digitized images for items in this collection display with their associated catalog records in the Prints & Photographs Division Online Catalog.
- Photographic reference prints for many drawings are available in the Civil War Drawings file in the Prints & Photographs Reading Room.
- Gift; J.P. Morgan; 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R2.2)
- The Library has many additional drawings acquired from other sources that show Civil War scenes. Search for this subject and format in the online catalog.
- The public clamor for pictorial news of the war created an enormous demand for eyewitness drawings that could be reproduced as wood engravings in illustrated newspapers. Most of the original sketches were discarded after they were copied. The Library's collection is probably the largest group to have survived.
- Many drawings published in: The Civil War: A centennial exhibition of eyewitness drawings / National Gallery of Art. Washington : 1961.
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- Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication.
- Reproduction Number: ---
- Call Number: Guide Record [P&P]
- Medium: 1,648 drawings ; 35 x 48 in. or smaller.
- Call Number: Guide Record [P&P]
- Medium: 1,648 drawings ; 35 x 48 in. or smaller.
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