Alexander Pope (American 1849-1924)),Emblems of the Civil War 1888,oil on canvas
Twenty years after the Civil War,a rising wave of curiosity and nostalgia accompanied the gradual passing of a generation of veterans.Memorial still lifes-which recorded actual objects related to the war in artificial,ceremonial arrangements-revived the lessons of the conflict while suggesting its gradual recession into the past.Alexander Pope here arranged the military mementos of general William Tibbits (died 1880),of the Union army's Second New York Calvary.They include a Confederate bullet on a string and a key (left side) to Libby prison,a site of Confederate atrocities.
Alexander Pope (American 1849-1924)),Emblems of the Civil War 1888,oil on canvas
Twenty years after the Civil War,a rising wave of curiosity and nostalgia accompanied the gradual passing of a generation of veterans.Memorial still lifes-which recorded actual objects related to the war in artificial,ceremonial arrangements-revived the lessons of the conflict while suggesting its gradual recession into the past.Alexander Pope here arranged the military mementos of general William Tibbits (died 1880),of the Union army's Second New York Calvary.They include a Confederate bullet on a string and a key (left side) to Libby prison,a site of Confederate atrocities.