Keith Rocco Artwork

[juventuz]

Much like the Don Troiani thread, I thought we could start one about Keith Rocco's.

I have to admit, I'm a bit biased since I enjoy his stuff so much, so I thought I'd start with some of the artwork of his that I currently own.

Save the Colors

The 5th NYVI, Duryee Zouaves at Second Manassas

Into the Wilderness

The 140th and 146th NYVI at Sander's Field

The Chosen Ground

General John Reynolds and the Iron Brigade at Gettysburg

The 5th New York

5th NYVI, Duryee's Zouaves

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Always Ready

9th NYVI, Hawkins Zouaves at Antietam

 

[donna]

You have a very nice collection.

 

[juventuz]

Thank you. Between the Rocco and Troiani prints I've got a lot hanging up. I'd love to collect more, but my wife has already expressed her disdain when I bought the last one.

 

[TinCan]

Expressed disdain is what keeps my collection tiny also.

 

[donna]

My husband and I love all kinds of prints. My husband used to frame years ago. We have a lot of wildlife prints he framed. We collected certain wild life artists. My parents collected Ray Harm prints. He is Ky.. artist but has lived in west too. I have their collection. It is one of my prized possessions. We also have some prints from Colonial Williamsburg. We also have several framed prints of the late Charles Harper, a Cincinnati artist.

As of yet have no Civil War prints but hope to in future.

 

[AUG]

Nice to see you made the thread, juventuz As with Troiani, I love Rocco's work as well. Here are a few more....

Shoot and Be Dammed!
Pvt. Lawrence Berry of the Washington Artillery defends his artillery piece during the last stand at Fort Gregg, Petersburg, VA, April 2, 1865. Some 330 Confederate troops defended the small fort following the major Union assault that collapsed A.P. Hill's lines stretching west of the city that morning (aka the Petersburg Breakthrough). The Federal infantry stormed over the parapet after being held off by the fort's fire for nearly several hours. Pvt. Berry held the lanyard of the gun, loaded with double canister. The Yankees yelled, "Don't pull that lanyard or we'll shoot!" Pvt. Berry defiantly replied, "Then shoot and be Dammed!" firing the gun and instantly being riddled with bullets.

Plenty of Fighting Today
The 9th Illinois Infantry at Shiloh, April 6, 1862. Sent to reinforce the Union left, the 9th was told "There is going to be plenty of fighting today; there must be no cowards." South of the Peach Orchard, the regiment was ordered to a tree-choked ravine, and found themselves in a race with Confederates for the same natural barrier. The 9th got there first. Confederate commander Albert Sidney Johnston remarked on the Illinois regiment's stubborn stand as the Arkansas and 29th Tennessee joined the fight. Finally, renewed attacks collapsed the 12th and 15th Illinois on the 9th's flanks, and with their dead and wounded thick on the ground, the regiment had to withdraw. The 9th suffered 103 killed and 258 wounded on Shiloh's first day, one of the highest totals of the entire Civil War. Their 90-minute stand helped save Grant's left, and prepared the way for the great Union counterattack the next day.

Through the Cornfield
The Iron Brigade charges out of Miller's Cornfield during the action on the morning of September 17, 1862, at Antietam.

 

[bankerpapaw]

Great pictures. I am sooooooooo jealous.

 

[The Gael]

Thanks for sharing your collection's images. I enjoyed them. I ran out of room on the walls before I was able to get any Rocco prints... now I either have to sell something or build more walls.

 

[AUG]

I don't mean to hijack your thread juventuz, but these are also several favorites of mine.

Gettysburg
Brig. Gen. Harry T. Hays' 1st Louisiana Brigade (5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th Louisiana Regiments), known as the "Louisiana Tigers," charges up the slopes of East Cemetery Hill on the night of July 2, 1863 at Gettysburg.

Eye to Eye Along the Hagerstown Pike
Brig. Gen. William E. Starke's 2nd Louisiana Brigade (1st, 2nd, 9th, 10th, and 15th Louisiana Regiments and Coppen's 1st Louisiana Zouave Battalion) fighting the Iron Brigade across the Hagerstown Pike at Antietam. This was the spot where the infamous photograph by Alexander Gardner was taken.

Key to Corinth
Col. William P. Rogers of the 2nd Texas Infantry leads his men in the attack on Battery Robinett during the second battle of Corinth, MS, on October 4, 1862. The fight at Battery Robinett was a terrible one. Brig. Gen. John C. Moore's Brigade of Brig. Gen. Dabney H. Maury's Division struggled to take the fortified battery, equipped with three 20-pound Parrott Rifles. The battery and surrounding works were held by Col. Joseph A. Mower's Brigade and Col. John W. Fuller's Brigade. Col. Rogers of the 2nd Texas was killed in the attack. According to some, Col. Rogers breached Battery Robinett with a small number of men and was killed when the 11th Missouri (US) counter-attacked. Others say he was killed while charging up the parapet of Robinett with the 2nd Texas Infantry's colors in hand.

 

[juventuz]

I don't mean to hijack your thread juventuz, but these are also several favorites of mine.

You're not hijacking anything, please feel free to post whatever you like. It's a great way to get to some works that people my have missed or not know that Rocco created.

 

[AUG]

Thanks, I'll keep this thread afloat.

The Last Full Measure
The 1st Minnesota Infantry's charge at Gettysburg on July 2, sealing the gap in the line on Cemetery Ridge created by Wilcox's Brigade.

The Lions of the Hour
The VMI Cadets at New Market, May 15, 1864.

54th Massachusetts at Fort Wagner
The 54th Massachusetts Infantry storms up the parapet of Fort Wagner on July 18, 1863.

Victory or Death
The last stand of the Savannah Guards (18th Georgia Battalion) at Sailor's Creek on April 6, 1865.

 

[TinCan]

Thank you both, really enjoyed those.

 

[Seduzal]

Thank you both for the beautiful pictures great painting and great attention to details work make the colors stand out.
Thanks for sharing.

 

[Rio Bravo]

Thank you both for posting these pictures which are superb !

 

[nitrofd]

Great collection, wish I could add some more to minebut my wife would do me in, also no more walls

 

[AUG]

To the Last Round
The 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry's stand on Snodgrass Hill at Chickamauga, September 20, 1863.

Never Forsake the Colors!
The 93rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry attacks Tunnel Hill during the battle of Missionary Ridge, November 25, 1863, at Chattanooga, TN. The hill was successfully held by Patrick Cleburne's Division. Col. Holden Putnam grabbed the regiment's colors and told his men "never to forsake them," just before being shot in the head and killed only moments later.

The Color Guard of the 6th and 15th Texas consolidated in Granbury's Texas Brigade, Cleburne's Division, Hardee's Corps, Army of Tennessee.

 

[jay gale]

I really like Rocco's work, posted this before but I really like this piece. Shows Meade arriving in the middle of the night at Gettysburg

 

[nitrofd]

The 20th Ohio on Snodgrass Hill has been used on alot of things, most notably the jacket cover on Cozzen's book This Terrible Sound.

 

[juventuz]

Another 14th Brooklyn

 

[KansasFreestater]

They're beautiful paintings, but I notice that, like so many action movies, there's no blood. I'm not sure history should be "sanitized" that way.

Then again, if they were true to life, I suppose we couldn't bear to look at them.