Manet and the American Civil War: The Battle of U.S.S. Kearsarge and C.S.S. Alabama - Tapa blanda

This slim catalogue, which accompanied an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2003, presents a detailed treatment of Manet's painting of the battle of two American ships off the coast of France during the American Civil War. The catalogue contains chapters on Manet's experiences at sea, the battle of the Kearsarge and the Alabama , an account of the days the Kearsarge spent at Boulogne-sur-Mer (when Manet visited it), and the seascapes Manet painted there. Not indexed. The catalogue is distributed by Yale U. Press under ISBN 0-300-09962-2. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)