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Union League
1873 · Charcoal and white gouache on off-white wove paper
18 3/4 x 20 in. (47.6 x 50.8 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Wallace Morgan
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WA-00045050
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None documented
1
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2
Works in Collection
27
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6
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Selected Institutional Exhibitions
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American Battle Painting 1776�1918
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1944
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1 cross-verified · 5 single-source
- Is PublishedManual· 100%✓
- Birth yearWikidata· 92%
- Death yearWikidata· 92%
- NationalityWikidata· 92%
- Primary mediumWikidata· 92%
- LocationWikidata· 80%
Source Registry (1)
- SmithsonianTier 1 · Institutional85%
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Why this artist matters now
Wallace Morgan was an American painter known for his depictions of military conflict and American historical subjects. Active in New York during the early twentieth century, his work documented warfare and national identity through oil painting. Morgan's canvases were exhibited at MoMA in the landmark 1944 exhibition American Battle Painting 1776, 1918, establishing his role in the tradition of American war painting.
Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 85% · Updated 17d ago
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2 published of 11 catalogued · 9 with image
- The Met2 published
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
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National Portrait Gallery
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