Major Anderson Raising the Flag on the Morning of His Taking Possession of Fort Sumter, Dec. 27, 1860
1817-1877
Oil on canvas
42 in x 60 in
1862
Now On View:
As Published In:
Romantic Spirits: Nineteenth Century Paintings of the South from the Johnson Collection, 2012
As Exhibited In:
A Soldier’s View, Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC, September 2–December 11, 2026
Romantic Spirits: Nineteenth Century Paintings of the South from the Johnson Collection, Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, GA, March 1–May 26, 2013, Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, SC, January 16–March 23, 2014, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL, April 10–July 6, 2014, Telfair Museums, Savannah, GA, July 25, 2014–February 15, 2015, Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC, March 25–May 31, 2015, Blowing Rock Art and History Museum, Blowing Rock, NC, August 8–November 2, 2015, The Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, GA, November 22, 2015–March 6, 2016, Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN, August 11–November 6, 2016