Kurz and Allison — Battle of Chattanooga

Kurz & Allison — Battle of Chattanooga

Date: 1889 (copyrighted 1889 by Kurz & Allison)
Medium: Multi-stone chromolithograph on heavy wove paper
Image Size: 20 7/8 x 14 3/4 in.
Sheet Size: 24 x 18 1/2 in.

Description:
Illustrating the November 23–25, 1863 engagements, this composition balances expansive terrain with concentrated troop formations. The spatial recession is constructed through layered tonal shifts rather than photographic blending, with sky and ground passages revealing organic lithographic grain.

Sequential stone impressions build atmospheric depth, particularly visible in blue-gray fields. The pigment sits into the paper fibers rather than atop them, reinforcing its late 19th-century origin.

The print reflects:

broad compositional sweep
precise multi-stone pigment layering
subtle tonal gradation without screen pattern
refined chromolithographic execution

Provenance:
Original bound portfolio → VLAF