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Alfred and William Waud Collection
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Alfred Rudolph Waud (1828-1891) achieved prominence as a "special artist" for national periodicals during the second half of the 19th century. The London-born Waud's specialty was producing drawings-from quick sketches to finished works-of places, people, and events assigned to him by editors. These drawings were the basis for wood-engraved illustrations in the periodicals published by his employers. In the decades preceding the use of the photographic halftone as the preferred method of reproduction in magazines and newspapers, Waud's keen eye and deft pencil strokes were the means by which many Americans experienced episodes of the Civil War and visualized the cities and towns of mid-America.
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Illustrations
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Time Period:
1850-1899
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Format:
image/jpeg
Language:
eng
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General public
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Frequency of additions:
Monthly
Supplementary Materials:
2234 as of March 2009
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Contributing Institution:
Historic New Orleans Collection