Update: Herb Peck Collection Theft
Our story about the 1978 theft of Confederate and antebellum images from Herb Peck’s Nashville home received an outpouring of attention and action. This is a testament to the compassion
Our story about the 1978 theft of Confederate and antebellum images from Herb Peck’s Nashville home received an outpouring of attention and action. This is a testament to the compassion
Looking for a portrait of a specific Civil War soldier or sailor? Or maybe soldiers from a specific state or regiment? The quest can be challenging and time-consuming—and incredibly rewarding
In recent months, I’ve been involved with the publication of a new limited-edition book, America’s Defining Moment: Civil War Portraits from the Collections of Brian C. Boeve and Friends. The
At the Franklin Show last December, I had the opportunity to hold a newly discovered ambrotype of a soldier posed with a “Jeff. Davis and the South!” placard. The owner
The term connoisseur conjures up a vision of the meticulous art historian studying an unattributed oil painting that has hallmarks of a master’s brush. Or in a similar vein, the
Sales are an indicator of the health of any collector’s market. By this measure, a review of recent sales indicates that the state of Civil War image collecting is strong.
At the recent Ohio Civil War Show, an attendee asked my opinion about non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and Civil War photographs. This query has come up before, sometimes jokingly, but in
I am excited to tell you about a new book with its origins in this magazine: Gettysburg Faces: Portraits and Personal Accounts, the culmination of a project nine years in
My fascination with photographers who produced Civil War era portraits is rooted in my earliest days of collecting. Part artist, technologist, chemist, meteorologist and entrepreneur, these multidisciplinary masters captured the
There is much to celebrate when closing an issue. I reflect on the joys associated with editing the columns and stories, studying amazing images, and learning more about 19th century