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1839 New York City - 1895 Brooklyn, New York. Known for: Civil War magazine illustration and painting, genre, landscape.
Born in New York City, John Edwin Forbes became a Civil War reportorial artist for Leslie's Illustrated newspaper, joining the staff at age 22 in 1861. He was attached to the Army of the Potomac, and... Read full biography
Born in New York City, John Edwin Forbes became a Civil War reportorial artist for Leslie's Illustrated newspaper, joining the staff at age 22 in 1861. He was attached to the Army of the Potomac, and was one of the youngest and one of the few artists who covered the entire war. Most of his... Read full biography
Born in New York City, John Edwin Forbes became a Civil War reportorial artist for Leslie's Illustrated newspaper, joining the staff at age 22 in 1861. He was attached to the Army of the Potomac, and was one of the youngest and one of the few artists who covered the entire war. Most of his illustrations were of the daily life of the soldiers, but he also depicted battle scenes including the Second Battle of Bull Run, and Hooker's Charge at Antiedam. He used many of his pencil sketches for large... Read full biography
Born in New York City, John Edwin Forbes became a Civil War reportorial artist for Leslie's Illustrated newspaper, joining the staff at age 22 in 1861. He was attached to the Army of the Potomac, and was one of the youngest and one of the few artists who covered the entire war. Most of his illustrations were of the daily life of the soldiers, but he also depicted battle scenes including the Second Battle of Bull Run, and Hooker's Charge at Antiedam. He used many of his pencil sketches for large paintings after the War and from them, did a series of detailed etchings, which he published in 1891 as Thirty Years After: An Artist's Story of the Great War. A weekly series, published by Army Life Publishing Co. 47 East Tenth Street, NY began... Read full biography
Born in New York City, John Edwin Forbes became a Civil War reportorial artist for Leslie's Illustrated newspaper, joining the staff at age 22 in 1861. He was attached to the Army of the Potomac, and was one of the youngest and one of the few artists who covered the entire war. Most of his illustrations were of the daily life of the soldiers, but he also depicted battle scenes including the Second Battle of Bull Run, and Hooker's Charge at Antiedam. He used many of his pencil sketches for large paintings after the War and from them, did a series of detailed etchings, which he published in 1891 as Thirty Years After: An Artist's Story of the Great War. A weekly series, published by Army Life Publishing Co. 47 East Tenth Street, NY began April 5, 1894. It was a large format 10"x 14"; paging runs consecutively from No. 1 forward.... Read full biography
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Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pagesThe Illustrator in America, 1860-2000 The Society of Illustrators
2001Reed, Walt452 pages (color)Early Art and Artists in West Virginia
2000Cuthbert, John A.301 pages (color)Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)3,724 pagesEyes of the Nation A Visual History of the United States
1997Virga, Vincent/Alan Brinkley400 pages (color)American Paintings Before 1945 in the Wadsworth Atheneum (2 Vols)
1996Kornhauser, Elizabeth Mankin877 pages (color)Wild Impressions The Adirondacks on Paper
1995Barnhill, Georgia B99 pages (color)Redefining American History Paintng
1995Burnham, Patricia/L H Giese409 pagesMine Eyes Have Seen The Glory The Civil War in Art
1993Holzer, Harold/Mark E Neely Jr336 pages (color)A Southern Collection
1992Pennington, Estill Curtis246 pages (color)Facing History The Black Image in American Art 1710-1940
1990
(Exhibition catalog)McElroy, Guy C190 pages (color)Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers
1986Opitz, Glenn B (editor)1,081 pagesWho Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)707 pagesArt and Artists of the South Robert P Coggins Collection
1984
(Exhibition catalog)Chambers, Bruce W149 pages (color)The Drawing of America Eyewitnesses to History
1983Davidson, Marshall256 pages (color)Artists in Virginia Before 1900: An Annotated Checklist
1983Wright, R Lewis200 pagesThe Boston Athenaeum Art Exhibition Index 1827-1874
1980
(Exhibition catalog)Perkins, Robert/Wm J Gavin III325 pages (color)Arts in America/A Bibliography Volume 2 (Painting and Graphics)
1979Karpel, Bernard/Ruth Spiegel736 pagesMirror to the American Past A Survey of American Genre Painting 1750-1900
1978Williams, Herman Warner Jr248 pages (color)American Art at Amherst: A Summary Catalogue of the Collection At the Mead Art Gallery Amherst College
1977
(Exhibition catalog)Shepard, Lewis A; David Paley, Frank Trapp252 pages (color)The American Flag in the Art of Our Country
1976
(Exhibition catalog)Allentown Art Museum92 pages (color)The Illustrated Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West
1976Samuels, Peggy and Harold549 pagesViewpoints: The Library of Congress Selection of Pictorial Treasures
1975Fern, Alan; Milton Kaplan222 pagesThe Painters' America Rural and Urban Life 1810-1910
1974
(Exhibition catalog)Hills, Patricia160 pages (color)Exhibition Record 1861-1900, National Academy of Design (Two Volumes Set)
1973
(Exhibition catalog)Naylor, Maria1,075 pagesBiographical Sketches of American Artists
1972Earle, Helen L370 pagesThe Civil War A Centenial Exhibition of Eyewitness Drawings
1961
(Exhibition catalog)National Gallery of Art153 pagesThe New York Historical Society's Dictionary of Artists in America 1564-1860
1957Groce, George; David Wallace759 pagesAn Album of American Battle Art 1755-1918
1947Mugridge, Donald H319 pagesNational Academy of Design Exhibition Record, 1826-1860
1943
(Exhibition catalog)Cowdrey, Mary Bartlett0 pagesMallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index
1935Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge1,130 pagesA History of American Painting Revised Edition, Two Volumes in One
1932Hartmann, Sadekichi363 pages