Thursday, March 15, 2012

Shadows of History: Photographs of the Civil War

"The American Civil War was one of the first conflicts to be extensively documented by photography.  The public had never before seen such powerful images of human devastation and the destructive impact of war. Inspired by the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the Corcoran presents this focused collection developed in recent years by Washington collector Julia ("Judy") Norrell." (click here to read more)

On view at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC
Feb 4-May 20, 2012

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  1. I am going to this over spring break, hopefully they will have nice pamphlets for me to bring back, so I can show the class!

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