Regiments In Art, A Conversation with Artist Mark Maritato

On this episode of The Civil War Regiments Podcast, I'm joined by historical artist Mark Maritato to discuss his work in recreating regiments in art, as well as the process, inspirations, and his latest projects. Mark goes through great lengths for accuracy in his paintings to honor the men who fought and died in the American Civil War. I hope this episode inspires you to pursue projects with the same passion! 

Show Notes:

Mark Maritato's website https://www.maritato.com/index.html

Mark Maritato's Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/markmaritatoart

Mark Maritato's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/markmaritatoart/Mark Maritato's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo02AUM54-InQ3TOPdhpySQ

Paintings Discussed:

"The Brickyard Fight" https://www.maritato.com/store/p232/The_Brickyard_Fight.html

"Almost Home" https://fineartamerica.com/featured/almost-home-mark-maritato.html

"A Desperate Stand" https://fineartamerica.com/featured/a-desperate-stand-mark-maritato.html

"Now Is the Pinch" https://fineartamerica.com/featured/now-is-the-pinch-mark-maritato.html

"Heart of Texas" https://fineartamerica.com/featured/heart-of-texas-mark-maritato.html

Regiments Mentioned:

8th Missouri Zouaves https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=UMO0008RIhttps://pixels.com/featured/8th-missouri-infantry-american-zouaves-mark-maritato.html?product=regular-tshirt

14th Brooklyn https://civilwarintheeast.com/us-regiments-batteries/new-york-regiments-and-batteries/84th-new-york/

147th New York Infantry https://civilwarintheeast.com/us-regiments-batteries/new-york-regiments-and-batteries/147th-new-york/ 

154th New York Infantry http://hardtackregiment.com/index.html 

20th Tennessee Infantry https://tngenweb.org/civilwar/20th-tennessee-infantry-regiment/ 

Battlefield Sites Mentioned:

Antietam National Battlefield https://nps.gov/anti/index.htm

Valley Forge National Historical Park https://www.nps.gov/vafo/index.htm 

Coster Mural Gettysburg https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=64410 

Books mentioned:

"American Heritage Picture History of the Civil War" by Bruce Catton https://www.amazon.com/American-Heritage-Picture-History-Civil/dp/1399706098

"Antietam: The Photographic Legacy of America's Bloodiest Day" by William Frassanito https://www.amazon.com/Antietam-Photographic-Legacy-Americas-Bloodiest/dp/1577470052

"Cutler's Brigade at Gettysburg," by James McLean, Jr https://www.savasbeatie.com/the-bullets-flew-like-hail-cutlers-brigade-at-gettysburg-from-mcphersons-ridge-to-culps-hill/

Additional Information mentioned:

Harvest of Death Gettysburg image https://www.loc.gov/item/2018667213/ 

Harvest of Death Theories, series of videos https://www.youtube.com/@refugeeca

The Art of Tom Lovell https://artusa.com/artist/tom-lovell/ 
160th Anniversary Battle of Resaca, Ga Reenactment http://www.georgiadivision.org/bor_main.html
Glory Movie 1989 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097441/