Artificial Intelligence meets Gettysburg. And it is a marvelous
pairing. Author Patrick Brennan, a long-time student of the Civil
War, published author, and an editorial advisor for The Civil War
Monitor magazine, has teamed up with his technology-astute daughter
Dylan Brennan to bring the largest Civil War battle to life in
striking life-like colors in this remarkable two volume study.
Rather than guess or dabble with the colors, as so many do these
days, the Brennans used an artificial intelligence-based
computerized color identifier to determine the precise color of
uniforms, flesh, hair, equipment, terrain, houses, and much more.
The result is a monumental full-color study of the important
three-day battle that brings the men, the landscape, and the action
into the 21st Century. The deep colorization of battle-related
woodcuts, for example, reveals a plethora of details that have long
passed unseen. The photos of the soldiers and their officers look
as if they were taken yesterday. The use of this modern technology
has also solved a couple lingering mysteries. It not only helped
pinpoint the precise location of one of Gettysburg’s most famous
“death” images, but determined that two of the seven
“Union” dead depicted were in fact Confederates. As Pat Brennan
explains, that may also be a “first” when it comes to Civil War
photography: “It was long believed this was an image of seven
dead Union soldiers. In fact, only five are Union men. The other
two are Confederates. I am still researching the issue, but I
believe this may be the only photo we have from the entire Civil
War that portrays dead from both sides.” Gettysburg in Color:
Vol. 1: Brandy Station to Little Round Top and Vol. 2: The Peach
Orchard to Falling Waters, will be out in July 2022 and include
nearly 300 photos, paintings, drawings, and woodcuts colorized
utilizing the latest in color-recognition software, together with
Brennan’s unique digital painting techniques, incredible 3-D
maps, and his own extensive research.
General
Imprint: |
Savas Beatie
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
December 2022 |
Authors: |
Patrick Brennan
• Dylan Brennan
|
Dimensions: |
279 x 216mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
240 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-61121-609-7 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-61121-609-5 |
Barcode: |
9781611216097 |
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