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Manet and the American Civil War: The Battle of U.S.S Kearsarge and C.S.S. Alabama [Paperback]

David Degner (Author), Juliet Wilson-Bareau (Author)

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Publication Date: June 10, 2003 | Series: Metropolitan Museum of Art Series

A study of The Metropolitan Museum of Art's acquisition, "The "Kearsarge" at Boulogne", by Edouard Manet (1832-1883). During the American Civil War, when Union forces blocked Confederate ports, the Confederacy countered by waging guerrilla warfare on Union merchant shipping. One of the most skilled Confederate raiders was the sloop-of-war "Alabama". On the 19th June 1864, the USS Kearsarge and the CSS Alabama fought off the coast of Cherbourg, France. The Alabama sank less than two hours after the first shot was fired. The battle captured the attention of the French people, and Manet, who as a teenager had served in the French navy, raced to Boulogne to see the victorious Kearsarge. He painted a depiction of the battle (which he did not witness), now in Philadelphia, as well as a portrait of the Kearsarge, now in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. This volume contains essays about the Metropolitan's picture and five additional seascapes painted by Manet in Boulogne during the summer of 1864. Related works by other artists, photographs and newspaper articles are also included.

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This book is the catalogue for an exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art from June 3 to August 3, 2003.

About the Author

David Degener is a naval historian, and Juliet Wilson-Bareau is an independent Manet scholar.

Product Details

Paperback: 86 pages
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art (June 10, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0300099622
ISBN-13: 978-0300099621
Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,266,807 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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