Civil War
State of the Union: Juxtaposition of past and present
|“Photography is a way of collecting. It is the ultimate ideal of nostalgia.” That’s exactly how California-based photographer Gregg Segal sums up the focus of his work Segal’s set of photographs titled “State of the Union” contrasts two distinct eras of an “idealized Civil War embodied by Civil War reenactors versus the commercialism of contemporary life,” as detailed on his website.
Extended director's cut of Civil War film to premiere at Hylton
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Film director Ron Maxwell will lead a July 22 panel discussion and theatrical premiere of the new extended director’s cut of Gods and Generals at the Hylton Performing Arts Center on George Mason University’s Prince William campus.
The premiere, organized by Virginia-based Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership, commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.
In directing Gods and Generals, Maxwell drew inspiration from the epic form.