Title: Civil War in Art and Memory
Description: "Reflecting on the sesquicentennial of the American Civil War, this notable book brings together a range of media and perspectives that show how the conflict has been recorded and remembered over time. Fifteen essays written by leading scholars in a variety of disciplines explore visual representations of the war and its remembrance from the mid-19th century to the present. The text is organized in four sections on the themes of home, the battlefield, public space, and heroism."--Publisher's website.
Subjects: Art and war, Art and history, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, Collective memory, Congresses, Art and the war, History