ALLEN CARTER REDWOOD (AMERICAN 1844 - 1922) PORTRAIT OF A UNION OFFICER.

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Illustrator Allen Redwood was born in Lancaster, Virginia. His illustrations often reflected his own experience during the Civil War. He fought in the 55th Regiment of the Army of Northern Virginia including at Bull Run, where he was captured, exchanged, and made a Major, and at Gettysburg, where he was injured and later imprisoned. After the war, he had studios in Baltimore and New York, and illustrated and wrote articles about the war for Century and Harper's Magazine. He also made illustration trips out West and to Cuba during the Spanish American War. 2" tear and repair in lower right background.

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Item Dimensions: Frame: 28 - 3/4" x 24 - 3/4".

Name

Value

Artist

ALLEN CARTER REDWOOD (AMERICAN 1844 - 1922).

Title

PORTRAIT OF A UNION OFFICER.

Created

Last quarter, 19th century.

Medium

Watercolor and gouache on paper.

Signature

Signed lower right "A.C. REDWOOD".