The Alatoona Pass, Georgia
Artist
George N. Barnard
(American, 1819-1902)
CultureAmerican
DateMay 1866
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 10 1/8 × 14 3/16 in. (25.7 × 36 cm)
Overall, Support: 16 1/8 × 20 3/16 in. (41 × 51.3 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 61 cm)
Overall, Support: 16 1/8 × 20 3/16 in. (41 × 51.3 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 61 cm)
Credit LineGift of David L. Hack and Museum purchase, with funds from Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., by exchange
Object number98.32.202
Collections
Not on view
DescriptionThe David L. Hack Civil War Photography Collection. This picture is from Allatoona Pass in Georgia. In the foreground there is a fence made of branches with an opening in the fence where two men stand facing one another. In the distance past the men and the fence stretched numerous amounts of trees and several hills coming into view from the left side of the photograph. This is from _Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War_ (Hack Collection No. 2].Label TextGeorge N. Barnard American (1819-1902) The Alatoona Pass, Georgia, May 1866 Albumen print Gift of David L. Hack and by exchange Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 98.32.202 After the war, Barnard made photographs at the sites along Sherman's March through the South. He published these works in an album of sixty-one albumen prints, entitled Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign: Embracing Scenes of the Occupation of Nashville, the Great Battles around Chattanooga and Lookout Mountain, the Campaign of Atlanta, March to the Sea and the Great Raid through the Carolinas. The album is a mixture of both documentary and more artistic images. Edited By: CW Edited Date: 2007 Approved By: ERL Approval Date: 2007Exhibition History"The World of Photography," Alice R. and Frank B. Sol Photography Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, June 20, 2007 - May 25, 2008 "History of Photography," Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photography Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va, Fall, 2001.
