Artillery, Fort Totten, Defenses of Washington, D.C.
Artist
Mathew B. Brady
(American, 1823-1896)
Publisher
Alexander Gardner
(American (born Scotland), 1821 - 1882)
Publisher
Philp and Solomons, Washington, D.C.
(American)
Date1865
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 10 3/8 × 15 7/8 in. (26.4 × 40.3 cm)
Overall, Support: 16 11/16 × 20 1/16 in. (42.4 × 51 cm)
Overall, Mat: 24 1/8 × 28 1/8 in. (61.3 × 71.4 cm)
Overall, Support: 16 11/16 × 20 1/16 in. (42.4 × 51 cm)
Overall, Mat: 24 1/8 × 28 1/8 in. (61.3 × 71.4 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineGift of David L. Hack and Museum purchase, with funds from Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., by exchange
Object number98.32.17
Terms
- U.S. Civil War
- Documentary
- Washington, DC
Collections
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Not on viewLabel Text*New Acquisition Mathew B. Brady American (1823-1896) Artillery, Fort Totten, Defenses of Washington, D.C., 1865 Albumen print Gift of David L. Hack and by exchange Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 98.32.17 One of the most well-known photographic entrepreneurs of the 19th century, Mathew Brady became famous for his portraits of politicians and celebrities. He owned galleries in New York and Washington in which he employed accomplished operators who maintained a high level of quality. Brady personally took few, if any, of the photographs that bear his studio name. However, he achieved much notoriety for financing the first comprehensive photographic documentation of the Civil War. Edited By: GLY Edited Date: 09/2004 Approved By: MHM Approval Date: 09/21/2005
Alexander Gardner
1865
Timothy H. O'Sullivan
Possibly 1863
Andrew Joseph Russell
1862 or May 1863?