General Lee at the Mills House Image Size: 18" x 29" Edition size: 2500 S/N Issue price: $200 (when print is sold out it will go up in price---call for price and availability--800-237-6077) Mort Künstler's Comments: I fell in love with Charleston on my first visit. I have returned there many times, and in April of 1997, I took my wife Deborah there to unveil The Charge at Trevillian Station at the Citadel. Debbi also fell in love with the picturesque city, and encouraged me to base more of my paintings in historic Charleston. One of the finest hotels in the city during the war was the Mills House, which today has been rebuilt and restored to its original splendor. When I learned of Robert E. Lee's visit to Charleston in 1861, I immediately knew what I wanted to paint. Research revealed when Lee was in the city, that he stayed at the Mills House and what Confederate troops were in the city that day. In this painting, I have portrayed the Mills House and several other buildings which were there then and still exist today. Hibernian Hall (the Greek Revival building up the streets from the Mills House) and the wonderfully restored St. Michael's Church (on the opposite side of Meeting Street) are visible in this painting. On this evening, beautiful, begowned women of Charleston and handsomely uniformed soldiers arrive for a reception to honor General Lee. A company of South Carolina troops march by beneath their distinctive battle flag. They attract the attention of General Lee, as well as boys and older men -- who wish they were the right age to serve the South in uniform. This was before the bloody fighting of 1862, when the real horrors of war began. Instead, in November of 1861, patriotism dominated the day.Pagentry and parades were common, and the future of the South looked bright and promising. |
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