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Mort Kunstler


On They Came With Flags Flying Classic Giclee on Canvas

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Item#:  42267

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Historian Shelby Foote once noted that for many southern boys it's 'always inch 1 p.m. on July 3, 1863 and Pickett's Charge has not yet begun. Lee's troops are in place, hopes are high and the army seems invincible. That vision, the proud gray ranks of Lee's army, eventually became more than just a southern tradition. Regardless of their region or allegiances, generations of Americans came to admire Pickett's Charge- the most famous assault of the Civil War - as an expression of American determination and fortitude.

Center-stage in this panorama of American courage was Brigadier General Lewis A. Armistead and his brigade of Virginia troops. When those before him were shot down, Armistead kept going, with his hat held high on his sword for his men to see and follow. Armistead and his troops had to endure savage artillery fire across a mile of open fields and also scale a post-and-rail fence within easy range of Federal guns. It was both harrowing and heroic, and that's what I've tried to convey in this painting. The historic elements are there - the assault route, the artillery fire, the post-and-rail fence, weapons, accoutrements, etc.

I paint in a realistic style, using a technique that conveys the full experience to the viewer, using light, colors, shadows, objects, motion, etc. That's the point of art. The composition of this painting is like an inverted pyramid, arranged so that it draws the viewer's attention to the central focus of the scene -General Armistead, his hat and flag. I believe this is the first major painting capturing Armistead at the Emmitsburg Road during Pickett's Charge.

The courage of these southern soldiers was respected by their northern counterparts, and by generations of Americans from both the North and South. Who else but Americans - the people of the 'melting pot inch - would reunite after such a conflict and give each other mutual respect and affection.

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