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Julian Scott Artist of the Civil War and Native America;

by Robert J. Titterton

McFarland & company, Inc. Publishers

Box 611, Jefferson, North Carolina 28640

Carte de visite of the artist, about age 25, with the inscription "Yours truly Julian Scott." Collection of the Vermont Historical Society, Montpelier, Vermont.

Scott Family Homestead, "House in which I was born in Johnson, Vermont, February 14, 1846," pencil on paper, 8 X 101/2 inches, n.d., Collection of Phyllis Scott Johnson, Fresno, California. House built by Charles Scott in Johnson, Vermont, soon after his marriage to Lucy Kellum, Julian, the fourth of their eight children, was born in this wood-framed cape at midnight between February 14 and 15, 1846.

Drummer Boy (self-portrait), oil on canvas, 171/2 X 131/2 inches, n.d., Collection of Harriet Doane Murphy. Scott painted this portrayal of his younger brother Charlie at age thirteen.

An Incident at the Van Ness Hotel, pencil on paper, 183/4 X 127/8 inches, n.d., Private Collection, St. Albans, Vermont. Scott portrayed himself lying unconscious in a hotel room while a doctor searches for signs of life. Evidence relating to his condition - bottles of rye, bourbon, a salver with glasses and straws, - is tucked away under the bed. Although intended as a joke, the scene all too accurately described the artist's addiction.

Sneed's Store: Ft. Sill, L.T., pen and sepia ink, 95/8 X 121/2, August 15, 1890, Private Collection. A quick pen-and-ink sketch made outside the general store at Fort Sill, Indian Territory. Pictured with his Bow and arrows, this old man appears ready to participate in the beef issue, at least in spirit.

Death of General Sedgwick, oil on canvas, 78 X 99 inches, 1887. The Historical Society of Plainfield, New Jersey, Drake House Museum. On May 9, 1864, General John Sedgwick attempted to boost the morale of his men at Spotsylvania,. Fully exposed to enemy fire, he exclaimed: "They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance." As Sedgwick spoke, a Confederate sharpshooter shot him just below the left eye from a distance of 800 yards. The memorial scene includes a self-portrait of the artist listening hopefully to the general's chest.

Julian Scott Artist of the Civil War and Native America;
May be purchased from Ryan Books, Main Street Johnson, Vt. 635-7472
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