Sergeant's Valor 1988
Don Stivers
Limited Edition Print : Lithograph on Paper
Size : 29.5x21.5 in | 75x55 cm
Edition : From the Edition of 1200
Reduced
- 🔥Limited Edition Lithograph
Year1988
Hand SignedLower Left in Pencil
Condition Mint
Not Framed
Purchased fromDealer 1989
Story / Additional InfoOn September 19, 1864, at Winchester, Virginia a remarkable act of courage and compassion took place. The charge was over and had been repulsed. Company after company of the 2nd U.S. Cavalry had smashed against Confederate breastworks to no avail. Orderly Sergeant Conrad Schmidt of Co. K had seen his commander go down in the melee, his right arm shattered by three pistol balls. Bloody, dazed, Captain Rodenbough staggered to his feet not fifteen yards from the enemy line when he saw his sergeant racing to his rescue. Overcoming fear is the definition of courage, and Schmidt’s actions that day earned him the nation’s highest award, the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Certificate of AuthenticityStivers Publishing
LID151788
Don Stivers - United States
Art Brokerage: Don Stivers American Artist: b. 1926-2009. Don Stivers (1926 - 2009) was an American artist, known for his portrayal of historical and military subjects. He was born Donald Ray Stivers in 1926 and raised in Superior, Wisconsin. During World War II, he served in the Navy in the Pacific. After his military service, he attended the California College of the Arts in San Francisco. He was a member of the Loudoun Sketch Club.His art includes World War II scenes, Civil War scenes, and depictions of the American West. He is most known for his depictions of Buffalo Soldiers. His works are on display at military museums and bases, including the Pentagon, the U.S. Cavalry Museum, and the Army War College. Stivers' portrait of Civil War hero George Crawford Platt is displayed at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. He died on November 5, 2009, at the age of 83. Listings wanted.