Major Henry Tyler, USMC

Attribution Alexander Gardner (American (born Scotland), 1821 - 1882)

Artist Mathew B. Brady Studio (American, 1823-1896)

CultureAmerican | Scottish

Dateca. 1858

MediumSalted paper print

DimensionsOverall, Image: 11 3/8 × 9 5/8 in. (28.9 × 24.4 cm)
Overall, Mat: 16 1/8 × 20 1/2 in. (41 × 52.1 cm)

Credit LinePurchase, Horace W. Goldsmith Fund

Object number88.109

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DescriptionThis is a salted paper print photograph of Major Henry Ball Tyler, Sr., USMC. It is on a Mathew B. Brady Studio mount and is probably by Alexander Gardner.

Label TextAttributed to Alexander Gardner American, b. Scotland, 1821–1882 Major Henry Tyler, USMC, ca. 1858 Salted paper print (photograph) Museum purchase, Horace W. Goldsmith Fund 88.109 Exhibition History"Photographs from the Chrysler Museum," The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Va., Feb. 26 - April 23, 1989. "The Portrait in America," The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Va., Jan. 26 - April 8, 1990. "An Enduring Interest: The Photographs of Alexander Gardner," The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Va., Oct. 20, 1991 - Jan. 5, 1992. "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. "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, 7, 28; ill. p. 28 (b&w). Brooks Johnson, _An Enduring Interest: The Photographs of Alexander Gardner_, exh. cat., The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Va., 1991, 18, 122, no. 12. David M. Sullivan, _The United States Marine Corps In The Civil War - The First Year_ (Pa.: White Mane Publishing Company, Inc., 1997), 51.