Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X GETTYSBURG – A drum-shaped building that once housed a circular painting of Pickett’s Charge has ...
Caring for a historic painting that is 142 years old, 12 tons in weight, four stories tall, and longer than a football field is no easy feat. For the acclaimed team of Chief Conservator David L. Olin, ...
Thousands of books and articles have been written about the Battle of Gettysburg. Almost every topic has been thoroughly scrutinized except one: Paul Philippoteaux’s massive cyclorama painting The ...
Work is being done to preserve an important part of Civil War history.The Gettysburg Cyclorama, a painting that depicts Pickett's Charge on July 3, 1863, is nearly 150 years old.Making sure the ...
GETTYSBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — At the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center, the famous cyclorama painting depicting the climax of Pickett’s Charge is getting cleaned up. “This is our ...
The Gettysburg Cyclorama, a 42-foot high and 377-foot long painting of Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg, was part of the grand opening of the Gettysburg National Military Park visitor ...
The Gettysburg Foundation will host a special event in March 2025. According to a community announcement, “An Evening with the Painting” is set for 5 p.m. Saturday, March 15. This program offers ...
HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Gettysburg Cyclorama building is history. In a cloud of concrete dust, the 50-year-old battlefield landmark came tumbling down Saturday after a 14-year struggle over its fate. At ...
, 1195 Baltimore PIke (Route 97). After a $15 million restoration project, the 377 foot by 42 foot painting will be seen as it has not been seen in more than 100 years, missing parts replaced, the ...
The Battle of Gettysburg, in 1863, was one of the pivotal turning moments in American history. Those who took part in the battle, on both sides, were affected by it for life. So too were the families ...
GREENSBORO — Deborah King often wondered what had happened to a famous Gettysburg cyclorama long owned by her late husband, Winston-Salem artist Joseph Wallace King. Joe King, who grew up in ...