Fifty Years after the Battle, Fifth New York Volunteer Infantry – First Duryee Zouaves, Known as the ​“Fighting Fifth”

Walter Beck, Fifty Years after the Battle, Fifth New York Volunteer Infantry--First Duryee Zouaves, Known as the "Fighting Fifth", 1912, pastel, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1923.5.10
Walter Beck, Fifty Years after the Battle, Fifth New York Volunteer Infantry--First Duryee Zouaves, Known as the "Fighting Fifth", 1912, pastel, 45 x 71 3⁄4 in. (114.3 x 182.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1923.5.10

Artwork Details

Title
Fifty Years after the Battle, Fifth New York Volunteer Infantry – First Duryee Zouaves, Known as the ​“Fighting Fifth”
Artist
Date
1912
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
45 x 71 3⁄4 in. (114.3 x 182.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Mediums Description
pastel
Classifications
Subjects
  • History — United States — New York
  • History — United States — Civil War
  • Dress — uniform — military uniform
  • Occupation — military — soldier
  • Figure group — male
Object Number
1923.5.10
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1923.5.10

Works by this artist (4 items)

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Suffer the Little Children to Come unto Me
Artist
Date1910
pastel
Not on view
Walter Beck, Fifty Years after the Battle, Fifth New York Volunteer Infantry--First Duryee Zouaves, Known as the "Fighting Fifth", 1912, pastel, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1923.5.10
Fifty Years after the Battle, Fifth New York Volunteer…
Artist
Date1912
pastel
Not on view
Walter Beck, Christ before Pilate, n.d., pastel, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of William T. Evans, 1913.1.2
Christ before Pilate
Artist
Daten.d.
pastel
Not on view
Walter Beck, The Drummer Boy of the Fighting Fifth, 1913, pastel, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1923.5.14
The Drummer Boy of the Fighting Fifth
Artist
Date1913
pastel
Not on view

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