Gilbert Gaul, Civil War Painter

Gilbert Gaul, Civil War Painter is a Tennessee historical marker in Van Buren County.

Van Buren Co, at junction of Main Park Rd & Youth Camp 2 Road

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Just south of here was the studio of Gilbert Gaul, one of the best painters of American Civil War scenes. After being elected the youngest member of the National Academy of Design in 1882, his "Holding the Line at all Hazards" won an Academy Gold Medal. Gaul moved here from New York in 1881 after inheriting a tract of land. His most prolific work was accomplished here, engaging local folk as models.

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Historical maps covering this location

1862 · Johnson's Kentucky & Tennessee (1862) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1864 · Kentucky And Tennessee (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1891 · Middle Tennessee Campaign. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1892 · Pikeville, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1895 · Pikeville, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

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Gilbert Gaul, Civil War Painter

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