We want to provide 99% of our content for free and currently, all of it is free, and not to blast you with advertising. Henry mosler studied in cincinnati with portrait and genre painter james beard for two years and covered the western theater of the civil war as an artistcorrespondent for harpers monthly. Many works online morris museum of art, augusta, georgia the lost cause, 1869 princeton university art museum, new jersey terra foundation for american art, chicago new. Therefore, it does not license or charge permission fees for use of such material and cannot grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute the material. For more than one hundred and forty years, henry moslers painting. Henry mosler paintings for sale henry mosler art value price guide. Mosler visited the site immediately after the incident. Two other illustrations based on mosler s sketches in the same issue of harpers weekly. A book about neurosciences most famous patient sparks controversy. Born in new york city, henry mosler became a wellknown illustrator and painter of portraits and genre scenes. A book about neurosciences most famous patient sparks. Here at the athenaeum, we work very hard to make this site a sanctuary from the commercial web. Jan 01, 2000 this is a book edited by university of virginia professor of civil war history, gary w.
For more than one hundred and forty years, gustave henry moslers painting the lost cause has been an iconic presence in southern culture, widely. The lost dream by chafetz, henry and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Here his talent for art was first shown by some engravings that he made on blocks of wood with crude tools. Original henry mosler watercolor painting titled breton peasant. He went with his family to cincinnati in 1851, and three years later to nashville. Henry mosler artist, fine art prices, auction records. Civil war art henry mosler lost cause painting print with gold. Thank you for sharing that painting of, the lost cause, by gustave henry mosler. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The lost cause of the confederacy, or simply the lost cause, is an american pseudohistorical, 1 2 negationist ideology that holds that the cause of the confederacy during the american civil war was a just and heroic one.
After doing an internet search, i finally found a high resolution copy to download to my computers art slide show, and will also save it in my art slide show and confederate folders at my flickr account, and on my gab page, my usa life page, and my facebook page. Always custom made on premium grade canvas by european artists. Jun 08, 2014 mosler also created the first painting for which he received a significant degree of recognition, the lost cause, which he exhibited at the national academy of design in 1868. The book of henry official trailer hd in theaters june.
For more than one hundred and forty years, gustave henry mosler s painting the lost cause has been an iconic presence in southern culture, widely distributed as a chromolithograph in the years after its creation and cherished for the tender sense of loss it conveys. Mosler, henry 18411920 artists henry mosler the lost cause. The lost cause is a phrase used to describe how some describe the civil war from a decidedly biased viewpoint from the confederate point of view and how it has worked its way into a popular way of defending the southern states during the war. Darger was born in chicago, illinois, to henry darger sr.
Lost cause henry mosler 1869 private collection painting oil on canvas height. Mar 30, 2017 sometimes things are not always what they seem, especially in the small suburban town where the carpenter family lives. Henry mosler, the lost cause 1869, oil on canvas, 19. Henry mosler completed his best known painting the lost cause three years after. The lost cause, which he exhibited at the national academy of design in 1868. Learn about the artist and find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks, the latest news, and sold auction prices. The lost cause featured a rebel soldier who has just returned. It is signed in the right hand corner gustave henry mosler the g for gustave actually looked more like a j and in the left hand corner a very small rs appears. Henry mosler june 6, 1841 april 21, 1920, was a germanborn painter who documented. Henry mosler the johnson collection, llc spartanburg, sc. Henry mosler 18411920 the lost cause 1869 oil on canvas 19.
During the civil war, he documented the western campaigns for harpers weekly for two years. Handpainted oil painting reproduction of lost cause by henry mosler museum quality oil painting on artist grade canvas. Sometimes things are not always what they seem, especially in the small suburban town where the carpenter family lives. Henry mosler s the lost cause depicts the despondency of a confederate soldier who has returned to a ruined homestead. General buells army entering louisville, kentucky and the veterans of the army of the. Any student of intellectual history what is sometimes called the history of ideas will freely acknowledge the complexity of each major historical shift in how people view themselves. A finding aid to the henry mosler papers, 18561929. Henry mosler 18411920 kept a diary in october 1862. Mosler placed the sagging confederate veteranhead bowed, leaning on his musket and. The myth of the lost cause and civil war history by gary w. Henry moslers civil war diary archives of american art. Single suburban mother susan naomi watts works as a waitress at a diner. Just moved henry mosler, the largest gallery in the world.
For more than one hundred and forty years, gustave henry moslers painting the lost cause has been an iconic presence in southern culture, widely distributed as a chromolithograph in the years after its creation and cherished for the tender sense of loss it conveys. That it was created by a jewish immigrant and loyal unionist might be thought ironic unless his synergy with the confederate. Why the south fought the civil war and why the north won bonekemper iii, edward h. Henry mosler was born in troplowitz, silesia current day poland, near the border of the czech republic and immigrated to new york he was 8 years oldone of 200,000 germanjewish immigrants who came to united states between 1830 and 1880. Henry mosler american painter, 18411920 guide to pictures of works by henry mosler in art museum. In it, he recorded observations about his service as an illustrator for harpers weekly and an aidedecamp to general r. Associate of arts chemeketa community college, salem, oregon bachelor of arts in multidisciplinary studies eastern oregon university english language arts minor in bilingual education certification in elementary education k8 texas womens university. Henry mosler completed his best known painting the lost cause three years after the end of the civil war. I would suggest reading the lost cause sources daviss rise and fall, bledsoes was davis a traitor, dabneys defense of virginia, etc. Henry mosler, famous american genre painter, died of cardiac trouble at the home of his son, dr. He studied for three years in dusseldorf and paris before returning home to begin his career. His parents were jewish immigrants, and he moved with them to cincinnati in 1851. Tropic of cancer by henry miller, tropic of capricorn by henry miller, sexus by henry miller, plexus by henry miller, and. The library of congress does not own rights to material in its collections.
Children under a red umbrella, 1865 the huntington library, california. This was moslers first professional position as an artist. Featuring the largest collections by artists like monet, van gogh, rembrandt and more. Mosler, henry, artist, born in new york city, 6 june, 1841.
Henry mosler was 20 years old when the civil war began in 1861. Henry mosler and the civil war tikitoki timeline software. Morris museum of art, the lost caused by henry mosler, 1869. I used the book as a source for a study on the lost cause, but even among those critical of it, this source takes the cake. Henry mosler spent his early years in cincinnati, ohio, studying art under james h. Gustave henry mosler artist bulletins gustave henry mosler. A dog appears to be praying in front of a childs bed, the bed has tiny roses on it. Henry mosler artist, fine art prices, auction records for. The incredible story of the man with no memory a disastrous brain operation left henry molaison forever stuck in the same moment. Like galbraith, mosler chooses to accept the possibility that the fraud is unintentionial, resulting from ignorance, misunderstanding or. Henry mosler at the smithsonian american art museum, washington d.
For more than 140 years, the lost cause has been an iconic. The lost cause featured a rebel soldier who has just returned, exhausted, to his deserted and wartorn farmhouse after the war. Henry mosler paintings for sale henry mosler art value. The lost cause by henry mosler oil painting reproduction done at the worlds artist are 100% handpainted, by expert artists.
Henry mosler 18411920 worked primarily in ohio, new york city, and europe as a painter of portraits and scenes of rural life in europe. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Henry mosler june 6, 1841 april 21, 1920, was a germanborn painter who documented american life, including colonial themes, civil war illustrations, and portraits of men and women of society. This page was last edited on 11 september 2019, at 18. Augusta museum surveys southern romanticism feature columns. Henry mosler 18411920 was an american artist who lived in brittany for twenty years and was known for his depicts of the breton peasant life. The lost cause by henry mosler 1868 the johnson collection. When he was four years old, his mother died of puerperal fever after giving birth to a daughter, who was given up for adoption. The lost cause by henry mosler 1868 the johnson collection, spartanburg, south carolina. The book remained in print and often served to justify the southern position. Henry moslers oil painting the lost cause has a complex history, one that reflects the turmoil and uncertainty the united states faced as it searched for a way. Media in category paintings of the american civil war the following 148 files are in this category, out of 148 total. From the beautiful quilting bee, to the striking lost cause handmade oil painting reproductions of all of henry mosler s most popular paintings are available at. To paint the lost cause we begin with a blank artist canvas and draw the outlines of what we will paint in charcoal, then we start to paint it, we use an artist palette, different paint brushes, quality oil paints and a.
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