THE FINAL PAINTINGS OF GENERAL SETH EASTMAN

 

Seth Eastman. Fort Knox (Searsport, Maine)

LINK to an online read-only version of my article published on page 16, in The Capitol Dome, journal of the United States Capitol, Historical Society. On January 17, 2018 I delivered a talk on Seth Eastman’s final paintings, of the Principal Fortifications of the United States, which aired on C-Span.

Download a PDF of the article HERE

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    1. He did. Eastman graduated from West Point, where he studied drawing under Thomas Gimbrede. After a tour at Fort Snelling he was called back to serve as Gimbrede’s temporary replacement, following the latter’s untimely death. Eastman went on to publish the first USMA manual/textbook on topographical drawing. He was assistant drawing-master under Robert W. Weir until he was assigned as commandant of Fort Snelling, after ten years on the academy faculty. His final painting was a view of the North Gate of the Highlands from Trophy Point. It was on the easel when he died

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