Source: YouTube.com: metrowestvideos
Published: Fri, 4 Sep 2009
Description: "First Hand: Civil War Era Drawings from the Becker Collection" is on display at the McMullen Museum of Art at Boston College. It features 125 drawings and illustrations by Joseph Becker and 13 others who served as "Special Artists" during the Civil War. There are more than 700 drawings total, which can be found at www.idesweb.bc.edu/becker. www.metrowestdailynews.com
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