Jefferson Davis
Artist
William Roe Howell
(American, 1846 - 1890)
CultureAmerican
Datenot dated
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsOverall: 5 3/8 x 3 3/4 in. (13.7 x 9.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of David L. Hack and Museum purchase, with funds from Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., by exchange
Object number98.32.231
Not on view
Label TextWilliam Roe Howell
American, 1846−1890
Jefferson Davis, ca. 1875
Albumen print (photograph)
Southern politicians selected Mississippi Senator and former U.S. Secretary of War Jefferson Davis (1807−1889) as president of the Confederacy in 1861. Following the Civil War, the former plantation owner and slaveholder was captured, indicted for treason, and imprisoned for two years. President Johnson ultimately granted him amnesty in 1868, and Davis avoided politics for the remainder of his life. He moved abroad for several years, and this portrait photo was taken later in a New York City studio.
Gift of David L. Hack and Museum purchase, with funds from Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., by exchange 98.32.231
Exhibition History"Shooting Lincoln: Photography and the 16th President," Chrysler Museum of Art, February 10 - July 5, 2015.
Surgeon General's Office
1865?
