Zenith Gallery African American Civil War Memorial & Museum 20th Anniversary

HUBERT JACKSON & CURTIS WOODY
African American Civil War Memorial and Museum
Celebrating their 20th Anniversary
Exhibit Dates: July 18 – November 18, 2018

PRESS RELEASE

HUBERT JACKSON

The largest cavalry battle of the war was fought at Brandy Station, Virginia a few miles northeast of Culpeper on June 9, 1863 and resulted in around 1,000 casualties. I located several items from this battleground including horseshoes, a mule shoe and a number of dropped and fired bullets to include in the production of this painting. — Brady Station No. 1

The battle of Cold Harbor on June 3, 1864 on the outskirts of Richmond, Virginia resulted in over 18,000 casualties with many soldiers left unburied on the battlefield. I purchased a number of fired bullets from a relic hunter and used them with cut cedar wood and pine bark to create a piece with rows of figures to represent the rows of men felled in an ill-conceived frontal assault on entrenched Confederate troops. — Cold Harbor

As the Union Army retreated from the Cedar Mountain area in August of 1862, they were followed by slaves who saw this as an opportunity to escape their condition of bondage. Photographer Timothy O’Sullivan captured what is considered one of the few known images of slaves escaping to freedom across the Rappahannock River, a crossing known then as Cow Ford. The present-day town of Remington, Virginia is adjacent to this. — Cow Ford

The Rappahannock River was an important line of demarcation between Union forces moving south to attempt a capture of the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia and the Confederate defenders. The city of Fredericksburg strategically located on the river came under assault in December of 1862 by the Union army and suffered tremendous damage. This battle resulted in over 17,000 casualties, mostly Union forces. In creating this painting, I used artifacts and projectiles dug from in and around Fredericksburg. — Fredricksburg
Mixed Media Assemblage 32" x 19" x 2"

Spirits of Brandy Station
Acrylic and mixed media on canvas, 42” x 30”

Spirits of Cold Harbor
Mixed Media 30” x 40”
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Spirits of Cow Ford
Acrylic and Mixed Media 34” x 34” Framed
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Spirits of Fredericksburg
Mixed Media and acrylic on canvas 24” x 36”

USCT
Mixed Media and acrylic on canvas 19” x 39”
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CURTIS WOODY

African Landing Day 1619
Mixed Media Quilt Painting, 40” x 32” Framed OR Giclee print, Matted unframed 31” x 25”, Matted framed 39” x 31”
America, Land Of The Brave, Home Of The Free
Giclee print, Matted unframed 25” x 31”, Matted framed 31” x 39”
Freedom Isn't Free
Mixed Media Quilt Painting, 40” x 32” Framed OR Giclee Print edition 100, 16” x 12”, matted 22” x 18”
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I Rise, I Rise, I Rise
Giclee print, 18" x 18" Sold
Mad Enough To Kill, Resistance On The Plantation
Giclee Print, 12” x 12” edition 100
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We Hold These Truths
Mixed Media Quilt Painting, 32” x 32” Framed
We Know Their Names
Giclee Print edition 100, 16” x 12”, matted 22” x 18”
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