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Photography by Edward C. Robison III
Union Refugees
Photography by Edward C. Robison III

Union Refugees

Artist (1839 - 1910)
Date1865
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions45 × 54 in. (114.3 × 137.2 cm)
Framed: 47 in. × 61 in. × 1 7/8 in.
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2011.21
Signedl.l.: GWP 1865
Accession number 2011.21
On View
On view
ProvenancePrivate Collection, PA; (Lagakos-Turak Gallery, Philadelphia, PA), 1989; (Gavin Spanierman, Ltd., New York, NY), 2010; purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2011
Label TextThis Civil War scene presents the faces of men and women, young and old, black and white, who display hope, sadness, and defiance. The issue of Union refugees— people fleeing the Southern states—was frequently discussed in Northern newspapers during the war and became the subject for this Philadelphia painter. Who would take them in? What would be their fate? The subject remains relevant today, as refugees displaced by wars worldwide leave loved ones and belongings behind to seek a better life.

Esta escena de la Guerra de Secesión presenta los rostros de hombres y mujeres, jóvenes y viejos, negros y blancos, quienes muestran esperanza, tristeza y resistencia. El tema de los refugiados de la Unión (personas que huían de los estados sureños), era discutido con frecuencia y durante la guerra en los periódicos del norte y se convirtió en el tema de este pintor de Filadelfia. ¿Quién los recibiría? ¿Qué sería de ellos? Aun hoy en día, el tema sigue siendo importante, pues refugiados del mundo entero abandonan sus pertenencias, dejan atrás a sus seres queridos y parten en busca de una mejor vida.

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