Alamo Paintings and Drawings

[neferetus]

Seth Eastman's watercolors of the Alamo, 1848.

[neferetus]

[Cole_blooded]

Those are some great Alamo paintings there as we`re seeing what they saw interpreted to canvas,etc! ;D

TED COLE....aka....Cole_blooded

[neferetus]

Here's a rare Seth Eastman oil painting of the same rear view of the Alamo church.
Notice how the Long Barrack looks more like it did during the time of the battle here,
than it does in the watercolor? You can even see part of the arcade. All in all, I think
Eastman was a better water color artist. What do you think?

[Cole_blooded]

I too think Eastmans water color is better but what is that big open arch on the right all about? Was it connected to a building and or wall and did it really exist as depicted in the oil poainting?

TED COLE....aka....Cole_blooded ;D

[neferetus]

It's a supporting arch. Part of it can still be seen in the north and south transepts of the Alamo church today.

[neferetus]

Gary Zaboly print, on display outside the Alamo 's Long Barrack.

[Cole_blooded]

That is a very nice print by Zaboly! ;D Great detail and sharp!

TED COLE....aka....Cole_blooded

[neferetus]

coleblooded said:

I too think Eastmans water color is better but what is that big open arch on the right all about? TED COLE....aka....Cole_blooded ;D

Ted, if you look at the north transept wall in this photo, you can see the beginnings of the supporting arch in question. As the U.S. Army leveled off the top of the wall, the upper portion of the arch is now gone.

[neferetus]

Here's a few images from a 1950's kids book about Davy Crockett.


Crockett's Texas companions: Thimblerig, The Bee Hunter, The Pirate and The Indian.

[neferetus]

The Alamo, a church out in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by a stockade.

[neferetus]

Battle of the Alamo, gracing the book's covers.

[neferetus]

Here's a couple of Mark Churm sketches of interest.

The Alamo

[neferetus]

San Jacinto.

[neferetus]

Seth Eastman sketch of the Alamo.

[Cole_blooded]

Great set of Alamo depictions there and I like that finished version of the Mark Churms Crockett! ;D

TED COLE....aka....Cole_blooded

[seguin]

It´s always interesting to see how various artists have depicted the Alamo through the years. I like the one with Crockett´s last companions. Although it has a sketchy feel to it, it´s also very detailed. Thanks, Nef!

[Wade]

neferetus said:

Another one from Ted. Can anyone identify the artist?

Kirt Steinemen. It's titled, "They may take our lives, but they will never take away our Freedom!"

[valerowest]

neferetus said:

Here's a rare Seth Eastman oil painting of the same rear view of the Alamo church.
Notice how the Long Barrack looks more like it did during the time of the battle here,
than it does in the watercolor? You can even see part of the arcade. All in all, I think
Eastman was a better water color artist. What do you think?

Nef, this painting is actually a recent oil by Austin aviation artist, Mel Brown. It is done in his own style, with no attempt to mimic Eastman's. Mel also painted a frontal view of the church entitled "The 14th Dawn." A version of Eastman's "watchtower" on Powderhouse hill, also done by Mel, is in the possession of his friend Frank Thompson.

Eastman was also a fine oil painter - you can see a two-page spread of an oil he did of San Jose in the Time-Life book, "The Texans."

[neferetus]

Thanks for the claification, valerowest and welcome to the forum.

I think the confusion may lie in the caption beneath the painting on the site I lifted it from. It read something to the effect of "this Seth Eastman view", which of course it is.