Object ID	N0273.1961
Title	Uprising of the North
Artist	Unidentified
Object Name	Painting
Early Date	1862
Late Date	1865
Exhibit label line3	This painting is based on a picture by Charles Parsons published in Harper's Weekly on April 19, 1862, the first anniversary of the bombardment of Fort Sumpter. In a letter to the magazine, the artist described the symbolism in detail: Fort Sumpter is seen in flames, the fire of smoke and battle rises and partly obscures the Capitol, symbolizing the dark days just one year ago; the farmer leaves the plow in the furrow, the blacksmith his anvil. On the hills eastward rises the Bunker Hill Monument, linking the patriotism of our fathers with that of the sons. Images such as this did much to sustain support for the Civil War as casualties mounted and Americans weighed the cost of continuing the fight. That an unknown individual copied the image in greatly enlarged scale reinforces its patriotic appeal.
Description	Marks: Upper left: "Bunker Hill" On Flags: "Maine"/"Vermont" "N.Hampshire," "Conn,/"N.Jersey" "Rhode I." "Mass."/"Pennsylvania" "New-York" On flags to right: "Ohio"? "Cal" "Kansas"/Iowa." Minn ta"/"Michigan" "Indiana" "Wisconsin"/ "Ohio" "Illinois"
Classification	Folk Art--Painting/Drawing--Scene--Historic
Dimensions	H-24 W-30 inches
Material	Oil on canvas

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Last modified on: November 04, 2005