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The Contraband, the Recruit, and the Veteran

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File Name	shades_harp_0004
Creator	Wood, Thomas Waterman (1823-1903)
Title	The Contraband, the Recruit, and the Veteran
Date	1867
Genre	Engravings Photographs Paintings
Image Note	The paintings depicted in these engravings were painted in 1866. The caption indicates that they were photographed for the magazine by "Rockwood." (?).
Description	Based on the titles, these three images of an African American man portray him as a contraband in ragged clothes, as a recruit with a new uniform and gun over his shoulder, and as a wounded veteran.
Historical note	This page from Harper's Weekly May 4, 1867, describes three paintings that Wood had on display at the National Academy of Design in New York. According to the text, they were "made from studies in Tennessee during the late war." Wood was elected an Associate of the National Academy of Design, perhaps on the basis of these works, and moved to New York. He became a full member of the Academy in 1871. In later years he served as President of the National Academy as well as the American Watercolor Society.
Subject	United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--African Americans; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works
Theme	Building a Future Through Opportunity Walking A Fine Line
Story	McKissacks Thomas Waterman Wood
Geographic Location	United States -- Tennessee -- Nashville
Time period	1860-69
Language	eng
Rights	Images reproduced on this website are intended for individual, educational use only. For research inquiries about specific objects or requests for high resolution images, contact HarpWeek.
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
Source	Harper's Weekly
Archival file	shades12/shades_harp_0004.tif