A Bit of War History: The Veteran Art Print - Thomas Waterman Wood watermanwood Dordrecht 1620–1691 Dordrecht)

Dordrecht 1620–1691 Dordrecht)

It’s printed on a quality matte paper and framed with a semi-hardwood alder frame

The most capable of them

eager to enlist

particularly in the outlines of the haystacks and the sheep

A Bit of War History: The Veteran Art Print - Thomas Waterman Wood watermanwood Dordrecht 1620–1691 Dordrecht)About the Art: This work, painted at the close of the Civil War, forms a narrative triptych (84. 12a, b, c) of African American military service. In "The Contraband" (84. 12a)a term that referred to enslaved people who fled to Union lines at the beginning of the conflictthe self emancipated man appears in a U. S. Army Provost Marshall General office, eager to enlist. The Recruit (84. 12b) represents him as proudly ready for military service. In "The