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The First Gun at Fort Sumter (Major Robert Anderson)

  • Alban Jasper Conant, The First Gun at Fort Sumter (Major Robert Anderson), ca. 1861?, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Larz Anderson, 1924.4.1

Title
The First Gun at Fort Sumter (Major Robert Anderson)
Artist
Alban Jasper Conant
Date
ca. 1861?
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
102 x 63 in. (259.1 x 160.0 cm.)
Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Gift of Larz Anderson

Mediums
oil
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Painting
Keywords
  • History – United States – Civil War
  • Object – weapon – cannon
  • Portrait male – Shannon, James Jebusa – full length
  • History – United States – flag
  • History – United States – Battle of Fort Sumter
  • Occupation – military – major
Object Number
1924.4.1
Palette
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