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CIVIL WAR BATTLE OF ANTIETAM

THE FAMOUS BURNSIDE BRIDGE

“Burnside Bridge” by: Paul Lewis

This print of the Burnside Bridge is from the original oil painting by artist Paul Lewis. This Bridge was made famous during the Civil War at the battle of Antietam. Painted in 1990, the setting is from the Sharpsburg side and is how the bridge appeared in the 1950’s when the artist was a youth. The original work is still owned by the artist and now hangs in his living room. He has turned down numerous offers for this particular painting, and with so many requests over the years he decided to commission limited addition prints. This painting is one of four different paintings of the bridge by the artist all from a different view. The other three were commissioned and still owned by private customers; afterwards he decided to paint this one for himself.

The prints measure 26 X 20 with the image size 22 7/8 X 14 3/4

· 300 Limited addition prints are available signed and numbered by the artist at $75.00 each.

· 25 Artist proofs signed and numbered, of which only 15 are still available at $200.00 each.

· 16 of 20 limited additions canvas signed and numbered on are available by special order only at $300.00 each.

· All sales are subject to shipping and insurance cost.

· Please contact the artist at plewis@burnsidebridgeart.com.

Paul Lewis the Artist

Paul was born in December of 1946; he grew up in the small town of Sharpsburg, Md. He and his lovely wife Virginia now live just up the road at Fairplay, Md. During these early years the artist spent a lot of hours playing and working on the farms of the Antietam battlefield, with the exception of the Avenues, Monuments and the National Cemetery these fields were still privately owned and farmed by the local residents. Over these years he and his friends would ride their bikes to the Burnside Bridge to fish and swim. During these years the bridge was still used for automobile traffic by the county residents of the state. He has always been a history buff and a relic collector of items he had found at Antietam and neighboring area conflicts.

When growing up in Sharpsburg, the town residents knew him by Eddy; he was always talking with elder residents about their family and town history. He acquired a vast knowledge on each topic, the battle of Antietam or the C&O canal. His gift of an artistic talent first drew the attention of his First grade teacher who gave him some direction. During the summer months he would meet the battlefield’s tourist who purchased relics he had found or hand painted pictures on old griddles and flat irons. This became a good source to earn extra spending money.

In 1959 a high school art teacher by the name of Henry Kotun discovered his talents during a freshman art class drawing exercise. He took him to the side and gave him tubes of oil paints and brushes from the Boonsboro High school’s art supply closet. Then informed him “during the next few years I will help you learn to use these oils in this class”. Paul owes a lot to this man for his efforts with the art education and training he first received. While in the US Navy he was fortunate enough to travel and visit fine Art Museums and meet other artist as they worked, this helped to finesse his style.

Over the rest of his life Paul always took on commissioned work only and has painted everything from portraits, champion bird dogs, horses, clipper ships, Apple trees, California sunsets, etc. You name it and he has probably painted one. He has about two hundred works over the country.

Paul will still do commissioned work with his approval of subject upon requests only.