Smithsonian American Art Museum
Civil War Installation Photo

The Civil War and American Art exhibition opens to the public today at 11:30 a.m.! Through 75 works, the exhibition follows the conflict from palpable unease on the eve of war, to heady optimism that it would be over with a single battle, to a growing realization that this conflict would not end quickly and a deepening awareness of issues surrounding emancipation and the need for reconciliation. Genre and landscape painting captured the transformative impact of the war, not traditional history painting.

We hope you can visit the exhibition in person, but whether you can or not, we have a LOT of online resources for you to enjoy!
The Civil War and American Art exhibition will be on view at the American Art Museum through April 28, 2013.


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Image credits: Albert Bierstadt, Looking Down Yosemite Valley, California, 1865, Birmingham Museum of Art; Gift of the Birmingham Public Library
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Washington, D.C. 20013
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