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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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Keywords (34)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
- •Bronze
- •Etching, Etcher
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Pen and Ink Drawing
- •Pencil, Graphite Drawing
Art Style
Art Subject
- •American Flag Images
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Black, African Culture, Figure, Genre, Civil Rights
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •War Scenes, Military Genre, Figure, Portrait, Battles
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Virginia Before 1900
- •West Virginia Before 1920
Art Association
- •Brooklyn Art Association
- •Society of Illustrators-
Chronology
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Art Collection
- •The Becker Collection: Drawings of the American Civil War
Added Description
- •Animal Specialty
- •Civil War Artist and/or Photographer
- •Genre Specialty
- •Illustration Specialty
- •LESLIE'S WEEKLY, NEW YORK NEWSPAPER ILLUSTRATOR
- •Newspaper Staff, Events, Artist, Cartoon, Illustration, Photography, Graphics
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Brooklyn Art Association-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Society of Illustrators