Xanthus Smith and the Civil War

Softcover

1999 · Philadelphia

by Torchia, Robert Wilson

Philadelphia: The Schwarz Gallery, 1999. Softcover. VG. Color pictorial stapled wraps. [36 pp.] 7 bw, 26 color plates. Considers the life and work of American marine painter Xanthus Russell Smith (1839-1929). The 7-page essay by Robert Wilson Torchia recounts how Smith, a budding artist, enlisted with the Navy during the Civil War. Contains small plates of 29 of his meticulous drawings and paintings of ships, each with details and a column or page of discussion. Nice! And uncommon. (Inventory #: 15221)

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