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Frank Buchser, a Swiss Artist in America

Rudolph P. Byrd

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The paintings featured in this book portray Buchser's foreign perspective of Reconstruction-era America during the six years he spent in this country. The works include portraits of Civil War generals William Tecumseh Sherman and Robert E. Lee, which both hang in the Swiss Embassy in Washington, D.C. The painting of Lee is particularly interesting in that he is not posed in his Confederate uniform. This portrait, the last to be completed during Lee's lifetime, emphasizes the general's desire to leave the war in the past. Buchser also painted African Americans, whom he encountered during his stay in the United States, and his perceptions of the American West as he accompanied Sherman on a trip to inspect the western railroads. This publication is the first in the English language to document the Swiss artist and his works.

Pages: 101

Format: Paperback

Release: June 01, 1996

ISBN 13: 9780915977260

Frank Buchser, a Swiss Artist in America

Rudolph P. Byrd

0/5 ( ratings)

The paintings featured in this book portray Buchser's foreign perspective of Reconstruction-era America during the six years he spent in this country. The works include portraits of Civil War generals William Tecumseh Sherman and Robert E. Lee, which both hang in the Swiss Embassy in Washington, D.C. The painting of Lee is particularly interesting in that he is not posed in his Confederate uniform. This portrait, the last to be completed during Lee's lifetime, emphasizes the general's desire to leave the war in the past. Buchser also painted African Americans, whom he encountered during his stay in the United States, and his perceptions of the American West as he accompanied Sherman on a trip to inspect the western railroads. This publication is the first in the English language to document the Swiss artist and his works.

Pages: 101

Format: Paperback

Release: June 01, 1996

ISBN 13: 9780915977260

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