Man Holding Open Book with Picture of Henry Clay
Artist
William Langenheim
(American, b. Germany, 1807 - 1874)
Artist
Frederick Langenheim
(American, b. Germany, 1809 - 1879)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1848
MediumHalf plate daguerreotype
DimensionsOverall, Image: 4 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. (12.1 x 8.9 cm)
Overall, Support: 6 x 4 3/4 in. (15.2 x 12.1 cm)
Overall, Support: 6 x 4 3/4 in. (15.2 x 12.1 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, Horace W. Goldsmith Fund
Object number89.77
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a half plate daguerreotype photograph.Label TextWilliam Langenheim American, b. Germany, 1807–1874 Frederick Langenheim American, b. Germany, 1809–1879 Man Holding Book with Portrait of Henry Clay, ca. 1848 Half plate daguerreotype (silver plate photograph) Museum purchase, Horace W. Goldsmith Fund 89.77 Exhibition History"The Portrait in America," Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photo Galleries, The Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, Jan. 26 - April 8, 1990. "20/20: Fashion in Photography," Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photo Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, September 23, 1999 - January 2, 2000. "Silver Images: The Photography Collection at 25," Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photo Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., November 5, 2003 - August 2004. "Photography Speaks," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photo Galleries, September 4, 2004 - January 2, 2005. "The World of Photography," Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photo Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, June 20, 2007 - May 25, 2008 "Photographic Histories," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, May 10 - August 17, 2014.Published ReferencesBrooks Johnson, _The Portrait in America_, exh. cat., The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Va., 1990, 8; illustrated front cover.
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