Gustavus Vasa Fox
Artist
Charles DeForest Fredricks
(American, 1823-1894)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1865
MediumAlbumen
DimensionsOverall, Support: 4 1/8 x 2 1/2 in. (10.5 x 6.4 cm)
Overall, Image: 3 9/16 x 2 1/8 in. (9.1 x 5.4 cm)
Overall, Image: 3 9/16 x 2 1/8 in. (9.1 x 5.4 cm)
InscribedLogo printed on reverse: "ET FACTA EST LUX / C. D. FREDERICKS & CO / 587, Broadway / NEW-YORK / PARIS HABANA / Pasge du Havre Calle de Habana / 31 / 108". Written in pencil top reverse: "Secty. G. N. Fox". Printed in purple on mount at LL: "C. D. FREDERICKS & CO.". Logo printed in purple on reverse; gray checkerboard pattern. Written in ink on mount below image: "Secy of war Fox.".
Credit LineMuseum purchase and gift of Reid Diggs, Jr.
Object number90.132
Not on view
Label TextCharles DeForest Fredricks
American, 1823−1894
Gustavus Vasa Fox, ca. 1865
Albumen print (photograph)
Gustavus V. Fox (1821−1883)
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (1861−65)
Museum purchase and gift of Reid Diggs, Jr. 90.132
Exhibition History"Shooting Lincoln: Photography and the 16th President," Chrysler Museum of Art, February 10 - July 5, 2015.
