Ruins of Charleston, South Carolina, 1865
Artist
George N. Barnard
(American, 1819-1902)
CultureAmerican
DateMarch 1865
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 10 3/4 × 14 in. (27.3 × 35.6 cm)
Overall, Support: 16 7/8 × 19 7/8 in. (42.9 × 50.5 cm)
Overall, Support: 16 7/8 × 19 7/8 in. (42.9 × 50.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of David L. Hack and Museum purchase, with funds from Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., by exchange
Object number98.32.218
Collections
Not on view
DescriptionThe David L. Hack Civil War Photography Collection. A photograph of Charleston, South Carolina, looking out onto the dilapidated town after a battle, from the view on the porch of the Circular Church. To the right there is a crumbling stone and brick wall. In the center stands an ionic column. In the background stand several damaged buildings. This is from _Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War_ (Hack Collection No. 2].Published ReferencesConstance Sullivan, eds., _Landscapes of the Civil War: Newly Discovered Photographs from the Medford Historical Society_ (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995), 134-135, 145.
