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Künstler Designs Collection
Counted Cross Stitch Kits featuring the Civil Way artwork of Mort Künstler created under special license by The Posy Collection
Mort Künstler has been called America's artist, and with good reason. Few if any other artists in our nation's history have painted as many American historic events with such extraordinary attention to authenticity, drama, and detail. In the early 1970s, his paintings started coming to the attention of serious collectors. However, when he was commissioned in 1982 to do a painting for the CBS-TV miniseries, The Blue and the Gray, his interest turned toward the Civil War, and the world of historic art has not been the same since.
Several books featuring his Civil War paintings have been published, and thousands have enjoyed his one-man Civil War exhibitions. Künstler's work is now among the most collected in American history. For more information, visit his website at http://www.MortKunstler.com.
Recently, he reached a license agreement with The Posy Collection to interpret a selection of his Civil War paintings in cross stitch. The result is a series of counted cross stitch kits that bring the stories of his paintings alive in needlework. Click on any of the links below to examine these kits in detail. Ordering information is included with each link.
Mort Künstler has been called America's artist, and with good reason. Few if any other artists in our nation's history have painted as many American historic events with such extraordinary attention to authenticity, drama, and detail. In the early 1970s, his paintings started coming to the attention of serious collectors. However, when he was commissioned in 1982 to do a painting for the CBS-TV miniseries, The Blue and the Gray, his interest turned toward the Civil War, and the world of historic art has not been the same since.
Several books featuring his Civil War paintings have been published, and thousands have enjoyed his one-man Civil War exhibitions. Künstler's work is now among the most collected in American history. For more information, visit his website at http://www.MortKunstler.com.
Recently, he reached a license agreement with The Posy Collection to interpret a selection of his Civil War paintings in cross stitch. The result is a series of counted cross stitch kits that bring the stories of his paintings alive in needlework. Click on any of the links below to examine these kits in detail. Ordering information is included with each link.
Chamberlain's Charge Counted Cross Stitch Kit
The bravery of Colonel Joshua Chamberlain and his Twentieth Regiment Maine Volunteers at Little Round Top on July 2, 1863, during the Battle of Gettysburg prevented the Confederates from flanking the Union line and attacking from behind. Ordered to "hold that ground at all hazards," he and his men repulsed attack after attack. Late in that desperate afternoon, with his men nearly out of ammunition and in danger of yet another Confederate assault, Chamberlain reported, "It was imperative to strike before we were struck... At that crisis, I ordered the bayonet." Mort Künstler's magnificent painting, Chamberlain's Charge, captured this momentous counterattack, the turning point of the battle that proved to be the turning point of the war. Later, when asked how he and his men were able to endure, Chamberlain recounted, "In the privations and sufferings endured...in battle, some of the highest qualities of manhood are called forth — courage, self-command, and sacrifice of self for the sake of something held higher..."
This counted cross stitch kit features a vignette from the Künstler painting of Chamberlain leading the decisive bayonet charge.
Finished size: 6" by 7½" on 14 count Charles Craft fabric. Kit includes Charles Craft material, DMC floss, needle, chart, instructions, and color photograph of finished project. © 2005 Mort Künstler, Inc. Designed by Ceil Humphreys for The Posy Collection.
This counted cross stitch kit features a vignette from the Künstler painting of Chamberlain leading the decisive bayonet charge.
Finished size: 6" by 7½" on 14 count Charles Craft fabric. Kit includes Charles Craft material, DMC floss, needle, chart, instructions, and color photograph of finished project. © 2005 Mort Künstler, Inc. Designed by Ceil Humphreys for The Posy Collection.
$
25.00
Drummer Boy Counted Cross Stitch Kit
Drummers in the Civil War armies were mostly boys, some as young as twelve. One of the functions of the drummers and buglers was to sound the signals that instructed troops to change formations during battle. The deafening noise of dozens of cannons and thousands of rifles often made even the piercing notes of bugles and the loud rattle of drums almost inaudible, so that orders had to be carried by courier and shouted to units at close range. This counted cross stitch kit is based on the Mort Künstler painting of a Confederate drummer boy.
Finished size: 3¾" by 8½" on 14 count Charles Craft fabric. Kit includes Charles Craft material, DMC floss, needle, chart, instructions, and color photograph of finished project.
© 2005 Mort Künstler, Inc. Designed by Ceil Humphreys for The Posy Collection.
Finished size: 3¾" by 8½" on 14 count Charles Craft fabric. Kit includes Charles Craft material, DMC floss, needle, chart, instructions, and color photograph of finished project.
© 2005 Mort Künstler, Inc. Designed by Ceil Humphreys for The Posy Collection.
$
25.00
The Blue and the Gray Counted Cross Stitch Kit
Whether they wore blue or gray, the soldiers of the Civil War were fighting for deeply-held principles. For Northern troops, the main motivation was preserving the Union. For Southerners, the cause was Southern independence. In some cases, family members found themselves on opposite sides fighting against each other. They were all Americans, however, and, when the war ended, mutual respect produced a remarkable reconciliation. This counted cross stitch kit is based on the Mort Künstler painting of The Blue and the Gray.
Finished size: 9½" by 5" on 14 count Charles Craft fabric. Kit includes Charles Craft material, DMC floss, needle, chart, instructions, and color photograph of finished project. © 2005 Mort Künstler, Inc. Designed by Ceil Humphreys for The Posy Collection.
Finished size: 9½" by 5" on 14 count Charles Craft fabric. Kit includes Charles Craft material, DMC floss, needle, chart, instructions, and color photograph of finished project. © 2005 Mort Künstler, Inc. Designed by Ceil Humphreys for The Posy Collection.
$
25.00
The Generals Were Brought to Tears Counted Cross Stitch Kit
General Robert E. Lee and Lieutenant General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, both devout Christians, attended a religious revival in early 1863 on an estate called "Belvoir," just south of Fredericksburg, Virginia. They were said to have been "moved to tears" by the eloquence of Reverend B. T. Lacy as he described the homes from which the Confederate army had been drawn. Lee was wearing his uniform of that period, with a standup collar and his three stars with no wreath. Jackson was wearing a new uniform given to him by J.E.B. Stuart. It had a buff white collar and cuffs and sleeve gilt. He was wearing the butternut cap with gold trim that was given to him in December 1862.
This counted cross stitch kit features the Künstler painting, "The Generals Were Brought to Tears."
Finished size: 8" by 10" on 18 count Charles Craft fabric. Kit includes Charles Craft material, DMC floss, needle, chart, instructions, and color photograph of finished project.
© 2005 Mort Künstler, Inc. Designed by Ceil Humphreys for The Posy Collection.
This counted cross stitch kit features the Künstler painting, "The Generals Were Brought to Tears."
Finished size: 8" by 10" on 18 count Charles Craft fabric. Kit includes Charles Craft material, DMC floss, needle, chart, instructions, and color photograph of finished project.
© 2005 Mort Künstler, Inc. Designed by Ceil Humphreys for The Posy Collection.
$
34.00
Notes:
1. Mort Künstler is the owner of all rights associated with his library of artwork. He has granted to The Posy Collection the right to utilize certain of his artwork for custom designed counted cross stitch kits. All images and artwork © 2005 Mort Künstler, Inc. No other use of these images is permitted.
2. These cross stitch kits are licensed for shipment only to USA addresses.
3. Wholesale arrangements are available to current Künstler dealers and to gift shops associated with museums and historic sites. Contact The Posy Collection for details.
1. Mort Künstler is the owner of all rights associated with his library of artwork. He has granted to The Posy Collection the right to utilize certain of his artwork for custom designed counted cross stitch kits. All images and artwork © 2005 Mort Künstler, Inc. No other use of these images is permitted.
2. These cross stitch kits are licensed for shipment only to USA addresses.
3. Wholesale arrangements are available to current Künstler dealers and to gift shops associated with museums and historic sites. Contact The Posy Collection for details.
