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Milton Bond is one of a handful of 20th century folk artists who renders reverse paintings on glass. A former commercial fisherman, Bond depicts ships under sail and steam with meticulous detail. He refers to prints, paintings, and photographs for historical accuracy.
BibliographyChuck and Jan Rosenak, The Museum of American Folk Art Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century American Folk Art and Artists (New York: Abbeville Press, 1990), p.57.
Artist
Milton Wallace Bond
(1918 - 2010)
Siege of Vicksburg
Date1990
DimensionsSight: 25 × 31 3/4 in. (63.5 × 80.6 cm)
Object numberN0061.1992
Credit LineCollection of the Fenimore Art Museum. Museum Purchase
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextSouthern forces defend against Northern attack from land and from the Mississippi River in this reverse painting on glass. In May and June of 1863, General Ulysses S. Grant led the Northern troops in a charge on Vicksburg, Mississippi. The North's victory won control of the Mississippi River and effectively split the Confederacy in half. Milton Bond is one of a handful of 20th century folk artists who renders reverse paintings on glass. A former commercial fisherman, Bond depicts ships under sail and steam with meticulous detail. He refers to prints, paintings, and photographs for historical accuracy.
BibliographyChuck and Jan Rosenak, The Museum of American Folk Art Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century American Folk Art and Artists (New York: Abbeville Press, 1990), p.57.
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