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Civil War Photo Forensics: Investigating Battlefield Photographs Through a Critical Lens
Hardcover
Civil War Period (1850-1877)Photography History & Criticism
Publisher Price: $39.95
Publisher: University of Tennessee Press
Published: Apr 14 2026
Pages: 214
Weight: 2.08
Height: 0.70 Width: 11.24 Depth: 8.66
Language: English
In Civil War Photo Forensics, author Scott Hippensteel reconsiders iconic photographs from the American Civil War in a completely new light, questioning everything we have been taught about the images and their significance. Employing new scientific techniques to investigate the timing, location, and authenticity of photographs taken by Alexander Gardner, Mathew Brady, Timothy O'Sullivan, and their contemporaries, Hippensteel provides fresh insights into the motivations behind these pioneers in battlefield photography.
As the first battlefield photojournalists, these documentarians and their work deserve a critical and scientific treatment of this order. In addition to their historical value, Hippensteel's study demonstrates that the degree of manipulation present in many of the most famous Civil War combat photographs should make us contemplate whether an image is more a work of art than an unbiased example of front-line reporting. Complete with 128 high-quality images, Civil War Photo Forensics will be a welcome addition to the bookshelves of Civil War and photography enthusiasts.
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