Edwin Forbes

Visual Artist

1839 – 1895

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Who was Edwin Forbes?

Edwin Austin Forbes was an American landscape painter and etcher who first gained fame during the American Civil War for his detailed and dramatic sketches of military subjects, including battlefield combat scenes.

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Born
1839
New York City
Nationality
  • United States of America
Lived in
  • New York City
Died
Mar 6, 1895
Brooklyn
Resting place
Green-Wood Cemetery

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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