Confederate General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beaurgarde in Federal Uniform,
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CultureAmerican
Date1961
MediumGouache | Albumen print?
DimensionsOverall: 9 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. (24.1 x 19.7 cm)
InscribedHeavily colored in black and gray, signed "U.S.A. February 1861, appointed Brigadier General C.S.A. March 1, 1861".
Credit LineGift of David L. Hack and Museum purchase, with funds from Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., by exchange
Object number98.32.36
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Not on view
DescriptionThe David L. Hack Civil War Photography Collection. Black, white, and grey image of General Pierre Gustave Toutaut Beauregard. He is situated alone on a solid, dark background. He is shown from head to mid-thigh range. He is in uniform with a double buttoned breast coat. He is shown with no smile, arms crossed in front of his body, his hair brushed neatly back, with facial hair of a mustache and goatee neatly trimmed. This is Plate 10 from _Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War_ (Hack Collection No. 50).Label TextUnknown American Confederate General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beaurgarde in Federal Uniform, 1961 Gouache and albumen print Gift of David L. Hack and by exchange Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 98.32.36 General P.G.T. Beauregarde was in command of Confederate forces at first battle of Bull Run. He was appointed a brigadier general, C.S.A. on March 1 1861, after resigning from the U.S.A. in February, 1861. He served briefly as superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York, prior to the War.Exhibition History'Recent Photography Acquistions," Alice R. and Frank B. Sol Photography Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, December 12, 2008.
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