Life in Camp – "Preparing for Supper"
An American Civil War scene based on a painting (1861) by Thomas Nast. Two Union soldiers stand to the right of a blazing orange campfire, where two small pigs are roasting; behind the fire at center, several other soldiers are gathered and they also stare at the fire (awaiting supper). At left, a cook crouches beside the campfire and holds a frying pan over the flames. Behind the cook at left, another soldier, holding a rifle, walks by; beyond him are a pair of walking soldiers. In the right background, beyond a pair of seated men (one gesturing with his right arm) are rows of tents. At the right side of the image, in the distance, a mountain range is silhouetted against a twilight sky.
Artwork Details
- Title: Life in Camp – "Preparing for Supper"
- Artist: After a painting by Thomas Nast (American (born Germany), Landau 1840–1902 Guayaquil)
- Publisher: Currier & Ives (American, active New York, 1857–1907)
- Date: 1863
- Medium: Hand-colored lithograph
- Dimensions: Image: 15 3/4 × 20 3/4 in. (40 × 52.7 cm)
Sheet: 19 13/16 × 23 5/8 in. (50.3 × 60 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Bequest of Adele S. Colgate, 1962
- Object Number: 63.550.310
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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