The Wounded Drummer Boy
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The Wounded Drummer Boy is a Civil War–era painting by American artist Eastman Johnson depicting an injured young military drummer, reflecting the human cost of war.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
painting
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work of art → |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
example of Civil War–era American painting
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| artist |
Eastman Johnson
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| artisticStyle |
realist
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| creator |
Eastman Johnson
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| creatorNationality |
American
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| culturalContext |
19th-century United States
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| depictionLocation |
battlefield
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| depicts |
human cost of war
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war injury → young military drummer → |
| depictsInjuryType |
battle wound
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| emotionalTone |
somber
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sympathetic → |
| genre |
history painting
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war art → |
| hasMotif |
drum
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military uniform → |
| hasSubjectMatter |
military conflict
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war casualty → |
| hasTheme |
compassion
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military life → sacrifice → suffering → youth in war → |
| hasTitle |
The Wounded Drummer Boy
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| historicalContext |
United States Civil War
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| intendedMessage |
reflection on human cost of war
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| languageOfTitle |
English
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| mainSubject |
American Civil War
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wounded drummer boy → |
| medium |
oil painting
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| movement |
Realism
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| narrativeFocus |
aftermath of battle
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| portrays |
Union army drummer
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child soldier → |
| portraysAgeGroup |
adolescent
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| portraysEmotion |
pain
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vulnerability → |
| portraysRole |
military musician
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| relatedWorkCreator |
Eastman Johnson
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| timePeriodDepicted |
American Civil War era
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Eastman Johnson
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Eastman Johnson → Jonathan Eastman Johnson → |
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The Wounded Drummer Boy
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