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Print No. 122
1975 · screen print
Image: 98.7 x 81.3 cm (38 7/8 x 32 in.)
Cleveland Museum of Art
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James Walker
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American Battle Painting 1776�1918
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1944
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James Walker was an American painter specializing in large-scale battle and historical scenes during the nineteenth century. His dramatic compositions depicted pivotal moments from American military history with documentary precision and narrative intensity. Walker's work was included in the landmark exhibition American Battle Painting 1776, 1918 at MoMA, establishing his significance within the tradition of American historical painting. His canvases combined meticulous attention to military detail with the elevated formal ambitions of academic painting.
Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 50% · Updated 6d ago
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