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Center of the Confederate Line, View towards the Union line from the position of Maj. General John Bell Hood's division. Battle of Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862. Fredericksburg, Virginia, June 2, 2011, 7:42–7:46 p.m.
Center of the Confederate Line, View towards the Union line from the position of Maj. General John Bell Hood's division. Battle of Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862. Fredericksburg, Virginia, June 2, 2011, 7:42–7:46 p.m.

Center of the Confederate Line, View towards the Union line from the position of Maj. General John Bell Hood's division. Battle of Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862. Fredericksburg, Virginia, June 2, 2011, 7:42–7:46 p.m.

Artist Matthew Baum American, born 1973
Date2011
MediumChromogenic print on panel
DimensionsFrame: 25 x 111 1/2 in. (63.5 x 283.2 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineGift of Allen G. Thomas Jr. in honor of Linda Johnson Dougherty
Object number2014.14.2
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceCreated Fredericksburg, VA, 2011; collection of the artist; sold to Allen G. Thomas Jr., Wilson, NC, 2013; given to NCMA, 2014.
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, Contemporary Art Museum (CAM) Raleigh, “Currents: Photographs from the Collection of Allen Thomas, Jr.,” June 28–September 9, 2013.

Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "Private Eye: Allen G. Thomas Jr. Photography Collection," September 13, 2014–March 22, 2015.
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