Dedication of Monument on Bull Run Battle-Field
Artist
William Morris Smith
(American, active 1860s)
Artist
Alexander Gardner
(American (born Scotland), 1821 - 1882)
Publisher
Philp and Solomons, Washington, D.C.
(American)
CultureAmerican
DateJune 1865
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 6 3/4 × 8 13/16 in. (17.1 × 22.4 cm)
Overall, Support: 12 3/8 × 17 in. (31.4 × 43.2 cm)
Overall, Mat: 16 1/16 × 17 in. (40.8 × 43.2 cm)
Overall, Support: 12 3/8 × 17 in. (31.4 × 43.2 cm)
Overall, Mat: 16 1/16 × 17 in. (40.8 × 43.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase and partial gift of Carol L. Kaufman and Stephen C. Lampl in memory of their parents Helen and Carl Lampl
Object number91.23.100
Not on view
DescriptionThis is an albumen print from GARDNER'S PHOTOGRAPHIC SKETCH BOOK OF THE WAR, Vol. 2.Label TextWilliam Morris Smith American, active 1860s and Alexander Gardner American, 1821−1882 Dedication of Monument on Bull Run Battle-Field, 1865 From Gardner’s Photographic Sketch Book of the War Published by Philp & Solomons, Washington, D.C., 1866 Albumen print (photograph) Gardner’s Photographic Sketch Book of the War concludes with this picture of dignitaries gathered at the Bull Run, Va., battlefield on June 10, 1865. They dedicate a monument to some of the first casualties of the Civil War, bringing closure both to that sad chapter in history and to Alexander Gardner’s photographic project. President Andrew Johnson stands in profile at the center, just to the left of a woman in a wide hoop skirt. He and several others appear to wear small ribbons or corsages on their left sleeves, mourning the soldiers killed at Bull Run and Lincoln’s recent assassination. Museum purchase and partial gift of Carol L. Kaufman and Stephen C. Lampl, in memory of their parents, Helen and Carl Lampl 91.23.100 Exhibition History"An Enduring Interest: The Photographs of Alexander Gardner", The Chrysler Museum, October 20, 1991-January 5, 1992.; "Sacred Sites, Then and Now: The American Civil War," Chrysler Museum of Art, May 1 to August 30, 1998. "Shooting Lincoln: Photography and the 16th President," Chrysler Museum of Art, February 10 - July 5, 2015.Published ReferencesGARDNER'S PHOTOGRAPHIC SKETCH BOOK OF THE WAR, Vol. 2 (Washington, DC: Philp and Solomons, 1866).
Timothy H. O'Sullivan
July 1863
