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War: Robert E. Lee
Acrylic on canvas
Artist: Mark
Hess
Art director: Richard Sheaff
First day of issue: June 29, 1995
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For his portrait of Robert E. Lee, Mark Hess chose to
emphasize the pride and dignity of the Confederate general
while also highlighting his appearance on the battlefield.
Lee is wearing his field uniform, which shows colonel’s
stars, rather than his dress uniform with a general’s
wreath. |
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