Patriotic Bouquet

1861

George Henry Hall American, 1825 - 1913

On View

American, Level 2, West Wing

Patriotic Bouquet: 1 of Collection Gallery

Patriotic Bouquet: 2 of Collection Gallery

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About the Artwork

What an unusual flower arrangement! The flowers are red, white, and blue, like the American flag. But the muzzle of a rifle serves as their “vase.” George Henry Hall painted Patriotic Bouquet between August and October 1861, shortly after the first battle at Bull Run, the first major combat of the American Civil War. The fighting took place in northern Virginia, only thirty miles from Washington, DC. Expecting an easy victory, Union sympathizers rushed to the battlefield. They were sobered and appalled by the victory of Confederate forces; by the disorderliness of the hasty Union retreat; and especially by the fierceness of the fighting. In one day, more than 850 soldiers were killed, some 2,700 wounded, and more than 1,300 listed as missing or captured.
A supporter of the Union cause, Hall crafted a patriotic bouquet that suggests that violence in the defense of the Union is both appropriate and necessary.

Title Patriotic Bouquet

Artwork Date 1861

Artist George Henry Hall

Life Dates 1825 - 1913

Nationality Please note: Definitions for nationality may vary significantly, depending on chronology and world events. Some definitions include: Belonging to a people having a common origin based on a geography and/or descent and/or tradition and/or culture and/or religion and/or language, or sharing membership in a legally defined nation. American

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Medium Oil on board

Dimensions Overall: 18 3/4 × 15 inches (47.6 × 38.1 cm)

Classification Paintings

Department American Art before 1950

Credit Museum Purchase, Beatrice W. Rogers Fund and Merrill Fund

Accession Number This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection. Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings. For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups. 2012.50

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Signed Signed and dated, at lower left: G.H. Hall | 1861

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2012-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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George Henry Hall, Patriotic Bouquet, 1861, oil on board. Detroit Institute of Arts, Museum Purchase, Beatrice W. Rogers Fund and Merrill Fund, 2012.50.