Morris County - Morris Twp - HE CIVIL WAR PHOTOGRAPHY OF ALEXANDER GARDNER and the HORRORS OF WAR
Thursday, October 24 – Morris County 7:14 p.m. North Jersey Civil War Round Table meeting. THE CIVIL WAR PHOTOGRAPHY OF ALEXANDER GARDNER and the HORRORS OF WAR Presented by JAMES DELGIUDICE Everyone knows of (or should know of) Civil War photographer, Matthew Brady, but it was Alexander Gardner that went to the battlefields of Antietam, Fredericks- burg, Gettysburg and the siege of Petersburg and for the first time brought the horrors of war to the general public through his graphic pictures. Jim DelGiudice has used his eyes and voice to document the New Jersey scene for more than half his 56 years. His architectural photography for books published by Rutgers University Press twice won him the state’s Historic Preservation Award, and his plays have been produced by such venues as the Bickford Theatre and Kean University. In the millennium year, Jim was cited by both the state and county legislatures for his lifetime contribution to the arts. He is...