Civil War Art is a big part of history today.People today us it to remember the war. How did people survive, where did people live, why did we fight are all questions and wonders of people today.Artist these days and back than drew about those questions.
It gave people a mental picture on how our world was back than.Also what the Civil War was about. Today there are many artists that paint pictures about the Civil War.
Civil War Art is very valuable. It brings back the life of the Civil War.Artist chose the sight or the position of what they are painting. It really affects the final painting.They choose to paint the scars of a direct shell hit.
Paintings also of bulges in coats were shown from having a rock lying for so long in their "patch pocket".Artist paint mainly only three-quarter of the killed soldiers, paintings show swollen and blotted bodies that have been laying out in the heat for quite a few days. You can read more here — https://eliademy.com/catalog/why-do-artists-destroy-their-own-work.html
John Warr was one of the many artists today that draw paintings of the Civil War. Warr lives in Northern Alabama.Began Painting in 180.His interest in the Civil War photos and reenactments.He decided to do a confederate scene.Many of John Warr's paintings have quite a bit of wildlife in them.Which is another of his interest to paint along w/ Civil War Art.
Amy Lindenberger another artist that draws scenes of the Civil War. Amy lives in Ohio where she has been painting quite a few of her Civil War paintings. Amy was always interested in Civil War. With her two daughters she became involved with Civil War reenacting. She noticed by reenacting that there is more to the lives of Americans who lived at the time of the War than just what occurred on the battlefield. The war had a big impact on the common soldiers and to the families. She now has a series, which focuses more directly on the war's impact on the common soldier and the families.