Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2019.

Father Thomas H. Mooney Preaching to the 69th New York State Volunteers

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

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

CultureAmerican | Scottish

Date1861

MediumAlbumen print

DimensionsOverall, Image: 10 3/8 × 14 3/4 in. (26.4 × 37.5 cm)
Overall, Support: 13 7/8 × 18 in. (35.2 × 45.7 cm)

Credit LineGift of David L. Hack and Museum purchase, with funds from Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., by exchange

Object number98.32.8

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DescriptionThe David L. Hack Civil War Photography Collection. It is in a Brady mount. This photograph shows several Union troop volunteers gathered around a priest in robe, who is holding an open Bible. There is a metal cross to the right of the standing priest and a tent behind the priest. Inside the tent appears to be items for an altar. There are also two trees in the background. This is from _Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War_(Hack Collection No. 299).

Label TextStudio of Mathew B. Brady American (1823–1896) Attributed to Alexander Gardner American (b. Scotland, 1821–1882) Father Thomas H. Mooney Preaching to the 69th New York State Volunteers, June 1, 1861 Albumen print on Brady & Co. mount Gift of David L. Hack and by exchange Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 98.32.8 Exhibition History"An Enduring Interest: The Photographs of Alexander Gardner," The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Va., Oct. 20, 1991 - Jan. 5, 1992. "Civil War Photographs from the David L. Hack Collection and Civil War Redux: Pinhole Photographs by Willie Anne Wright," Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photo Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, February 3 - October 29, 2006; Cape Fear Museum, Wilmington, NC, February 15 - May 28, 2007; Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV, July 26 - September 21, 2008. "The Civil War: Visual Perspectives, Then and Now," Waitzer Community Gallery, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, April 6 - July 24, 2011. "Dark Fields of the Republic: Alexander Gardner Photographs 1859-1872," Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, September 18, 2015 - March 13, 2016. "Come Together, Right Now: The Art of Gathering," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, October 11, 2020 - January 3, 2021.Published ReferencesBrooks Johnson, _An Enduring Interest: The Photographs of Alexander Gardner_, exh. cat., The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Va., 1991, 22, 122, no. 16.