Painted With Pride in the U.S.A.
Posted by Eric Smith on Nov 25, 2013 in | Comments Off on Painted With Pride in the U.S.A. Although not a sketch artist like William Forbes and Alfred Waud, who drew scenes from the battlefield, African American painter David Bustill Bowser (1820-1900) is considered a Civil War artist-but for a much different reason. Active in Philadelphia from 1844 to 1889, he painted portraits of abolitionist John Brown and President Abraham Lincoln. Most important, he painted the regimental colors...read more