Capitol of Nashville, Tennessee
Artist
George N. Barnard
(American, 1819-1902)
CultureAmerican
Date1864
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 10 3/4 × 14 3/8 in. (27.3 × 36.5 cm)
Overall, Paper: 10 × 21 3/8 in. (25.4 × 54.3 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 × 24 1/8 in. (50.8 × 61.3 cm)
Overall, Paper: 10 × 21 3/8 in. (25.4 × 54.3 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 × 24 1/8 in. (50.8 × 61.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of David L. Hack and Museum purchase, with funds from Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., by exchange
Object number98.32.197
Collections
Not on view
DescriptionThe David L. Hack Civil War Photography Collection. A picture of a sloping hill where there is the capitol building of Nashville, Tennessee. The building is surrounded by three dirt paths, several trees and tents. The building is the focal point, rectangular in shape with large windows and ionic columns as well as a large tower extending out of the center of the roof. This is from _Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War_ (Hack Collection No. 2].
Mathew B. Brady
U.S. Sanitary Commission, Richmond, Virginia, Corner of Broad and 9th Street (Capitol in background)
April 1865