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Manet and the American Civil War: The Battle of U.S.S. Kearsarge and the C.S.S. Alabama

Manet and the American Civil War: The Battle of U.S.S. Kearsarge and the C.S.S. Alabama

David Degener
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This fascinating book focuses on The Metropolitan Museum of Art's recent acquisition, The "Kearsarge" at Boulogne, by Edouard Manet . During the American Civil War, when Union forces blocked Confederate ports, the Confederacy countered by waging guerrilla warfare on Union merchant shipping. One of the most skilled Confederate raiders was the sloop-of-war Alabama. On June 19, 1864, the U.S.S. Kearsarge and the C.S.S. Alabama fought off the coast of Cherbourg, France. The Alabama sank less than two hours after the first shot was fired. The battle captured the attention of the French people, and Manet, who as a teenager had served in the Frech navy, raced to Boulogne to see the victorious Kearsarge. He painted a depiction of the battle , now in Philadelphia, as well as a portrait of the Kearsarge, now in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. This volume contains essays about the Metropolitan's picture and five additional seascapes painted by Manet in Boulogne during the summer of 1864. Related works by other artists, photographs, and newspaper articles are also included.
Language
English
Pages
86
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Release
June 10, 2003
ISBN
0300099622
ISBN 13
9780300099621

Manet and the American Civil War: The Battle of U.S.S. Kearsarge and the C.S.S. Alabama

David Degener
3.5/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
This fascinating book focuses on The Metropolitan Museum of Art's recent acquisition, The "Kearsarge" at Boulogne, by Edouard Manet . During the American Civil War, when Union forces blocked Confederate ports, the Confederacy countered by waging guerrilla warfare on Union merchant shipping. One of the most skilled Confederate raiders was the sloop-of-war Alabama. On June 19, 1864, the U.S.S. Kearsarge and the C.S.S. Alabama fought off the coast of Cherbourg, France. The Alabama sank less than two hours after the first shot was fired. The battle captured the attention of the French people, and Manet, who as a teenager had served in the Frech navy, raced to Boulogne to see the victorious Kearsarge. He painted a depiction of the battle , now in Philadelphia, as well as a portrait of the Kearsarge, now in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. This volume contains essays about the Metropolitan's picture and five additional seascapes painted by Manet in Boulogne during the summer of 1864. Related works by other artists, photographs, and newspaper articles are also included.
Language
English
Pages
86
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Release
June 10, 2003
ISBN
0300099622
ISBN 13
9780300099621

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