The Roosevelt-era public works mural style is entrancing. These pictures also draw on the much older style of the religious tableau, where many symbolic arrangements of figures and objects combine in a kind of 'editorial' effect. The kind of symbolism used here is part borrowed from the religious tr...
A handsomely designed reissue of Daugherty's bold, elegant illustrated accompanyment to the speech originally published in 1947. This edition includes Daugherty's original afterword, a new afterword by a Civil War scholar and the artist's own interpretations of each illustration.
A handsomely designed reissue of Daugherty's bold, elegant illustrated accompanyment to the speech originally published in 1947. This edition includes Daugherty's original afterword, a new afterword by a Civil War scholar and the artist's own interpretations of each illustration.