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Friday, 7 October 2011

Modern Master

I have contacted a local cultural resources management firm and am in the process of acquiring information on the Eliza Eubanks House (see post below). In the meantime…my friend Mort Künstler has just released his latest print On to the Shenandoah! featuring Stonewall Jackson at Front Royal during his Shenandoah Valley Campaign. I just delivered the copy for his upcoming 2011 Snow Print this morning which is yet to be announced.

Mort has been a real blessing to me and I treasure the fact that I went from being one of his fans to his personal copywriter. I love researching the unique places where his paintings take place. Many times the historical focus is on the location, not the people. Every painting is a surprise and I never know what Mort will come up with next. His diversity and effort in recent years to depict scenes that take place off of the battlefield sets him apart from the rest of the Civil War painters out there. I’ve used Mort’s artwork on two of my book covers and in "The Angel of Marye’s Heights" documentary. I look forward to writing for him for many years. Here’s some links to pieces that I’ve written for or about the man.

Paintings:

On to the Shenandoah! Gen. Jackson at Front Royal, May 23, 1862

General Orders 100 Lincoln and the Lieber Code, April 1863

The Strangest Race JEB Stuart, White House, VA, June 29, 1862

Heavy Traffic on the Valley Pike Strasburg, VA, Summer 1861

Mrs. Jackson Comes to Winchester Jacksons at the Taylor Hotel, Dec. 23, 1862

The Gray Ghost Mosby in Warrenton, January 18, 1863

The Angel of the Battlefield Clara Barton & Walt Whitman at Chatham, Dec. 15, 1862

Unconquered Spirit A.P. Hill, Lee, and Longstreet, Orange, August 1863

Last Tribute of Respect Jackson's Funeral, VMI, May 15, 1863

Duty, Honor and Tears Long Branch, Millwood, VA, May 24, 1862

The Autograph Seekers of Bel Air Gen. Lee, Front Royal, Va., July 22, 1863