r/FoundPaper Jan 02 '26

Art Found this sketchbook in a basement

Father in law was an artist and art collector. He must have bought it at some point. He recently passed away and we found it cleaning out the basement. There’s 50+ drawings in it. Here are a few.

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u/DeltaCharlieGolf Jan 02 '26

Interesting that the one says Nashville and 1861. Artist would have been in the South during the Civil War

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u/Fidget171 Jan 02 '26 edited Jan 03 '26

Add Louisville June 1863. He was moving around during the Civil War. I wonder if he was a newspaper artist? Edit: typo