Emblems of the Civil War Alexander Pope (American, 1849-1924). Emblems of the Civil War, 1888. Oil on canvas, 54 3/16 x 51 1/8 in. ( x cm). Twenty years after the Civil War, a rising wave of curiosity and nostalgia accompanied the gradual passing of a generation of veterans. Memorial still lifes—which recorded actual objects related to the war in artificial, ceremonial arrangements—revived the lessons of the conflict while suggesting its gradual recession into the past. Alexander Pope here arranged the military mementos of Major General William Tibbits (died 1880), of the Union arm
Emblems of the Civil War Alexander Pope (American, 1849-1924). Emblems of the Civil War, 1888. Oil on canvas, 54 3/16 x 51 1/8 in. ( x cm). Twenty years after the Civil War, a rising wave of curiosity and nostalgia accompanied the gradual passing of a generation of veterans. Memorial still lifes—which recorded actual objects related to the war in artificial, ceremonial arrangements—revived the lessons of the conflict while suggesting its gradual recession into the past. Alexander Pope here arranged the military mementos of Major General William Tibbits (died 1880), of the Union army’s Second New York Cavalry. They include a Confederate bullet on a string and a key to Libby Prison, a site of Confederate atrocities. American Art 1888
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