Art
This historic theme deals with
history of painting and sculpture, print-making and the art of
photography, and embraces those art forms and objects created and used
for functional purposes in the home and workplace. The later originated
mostly with artists and craftsmen with skills and talents passed on from
person to person outside an academic environment. Subthemes for painting
and sculpture include:
A. Early American Provincial Painting, 1676-1726
B. Baroque in America, 1720-1776
C. Neoclassicism, 1780-1820
D. Romanticism
E. European Influences, 1876-1920
F. Realism, 1850-1926
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G. Historical Painting and Sculpture: Memory and Dreams, 1876-1908
H. The 20th Century, 1900-1930
I. The Second Generation, 1920-
J. World War II to the Present, 1939-
K. Supporting Institutions
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Vicksburg National Military Park
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Vicksburg National Military Park was established on February
21, 1899, to commemorate one of the most decisive battles of the
American Civil War, the campaign, siege and defense of
Vicksburg.
The Vicksburg campaign was waged from March 29 to July 4,
1863. It included battles in west-central Mississippi at: Port Gibson,
Raymond, Jackson, Champion Hill, Big Black River and 47 days of Union
siege operations against the city of Vicksburg. Located high on the
bluffs, Vicksburg was a fortress guarding the Mississippi River. It was
known as "The Gibraltar of the Confederacy." Its surrender on July 4,
1863, coupled with the fall of Port Hudson, Louisiana, divided the
South, and gave the North undisputed control of the Mississippi
River.
Today, the battlefield at Vicksburg is in an excellent state
of preservation. It includes over 1,300 monuments and markers,
reconstructed trenches and earthworks, one antebellum structure, over
125 emplaced cannon, restored Union gunboat, USS Cairo, and the
Vicksburg National Cemetery.
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theme.
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