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An Arrival in Camp: 1863

Submitted by Dave on Sun, 05/20/2012 - 10:43am.
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January 1, 1863. "Contrabands coming into camp -- arrival of Negro family in the Union lines." This image, half of a stereograph pair, was turned into a sketch by the artist Alfred Waud and appeared in the Jan. 31, 1863, issue of Harper's Weekly over the caption "An arrival in Camp -- under the Proclamation of Emancipation." Wet plate negative by David B. Woodbury. View full size.

January 1, 1863. "Contrabands coming into camp -- arrival of Negro family in the Union lines." This image, half of a stereograph pair, was turned into a sketch by the artist Alfred Waud and appeared in the Jan. 31, 1863, issue of Harper's Weekly over the caption "An arrival in Camp -- under the Proclamation of Emancipation." Wet plate negative by David B. Woodbury. View full size.

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The picture vs the sketch

Submitted by kvenido on Mon, 05/21/2012 - 2:32pm.

It was suprising to me to look at the Waud sketch and see the same boy who looked so unhappy in the picture now looking up at the artist in a positively cheery way. I suppose it's possible his mood changed but I suspect more than a little artistic license was taken by Mr. Waud instead.

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Please note

Submitted by Dave on Sun, 05/20/2012 - 12:06pm.

There is already a link to Alfred Waud's sketch in the caption.

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