The Civil War Paintings of Mort Kunstler Volume 2: Fredericksburg to Gettysburg

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For nearly thirty years, Mort Knstler has focused his considerable artistic talent on interpreting the Civil War. In crafting his work to reflect poignant moments or critical instances of the conflict, he has turned to leading historians and scholarssuch as Henry Steele Commager, James McPherson, William C. Davis, and James I. Robertson Jr.for informative details that he has then translated on canvas to create an indelible image of this defining ordeal in America's history. More than 160 of these imagessupplemented by preliminary sketches, early studies, and photographs of works in progressare the basis for the four volumes in this series.

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Mort Knstler is the reigning dean of American historical artists. Enthralled with the Civil War, he has presented the story of conflict in vivid images, many of which have been featured in one-man shows at the prestigious Hammer Galleries in New York City and at museums around the country. More than a dozen books of his paintings have been published, including Images of the Civil War, Gettysburg, Jackson and Lee, Gods and Generals, The Confederate Spirit, and The Civil War Art of Mort Knstler. He lives in Oyster Bay, New York.