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Attribution:
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Man  Search this
Unidentified Man  Search this
Unidentified Man  Search this
Medium:
Glass plate collodion negative
Dimensions:
Plate: 8.8 × 7.4 × 0.2 cm (3 7/16 × 2 15/16 × 1/16")
Type:
Photographic Negative
Date:
c. 1860-70
Collection Description:
The Frederick Hill Meserve Collection comprises more than five thousand Civil War-era portrait negatives from the Mathew Brady photography studio in New York City. The collection, which the National Portrait Gallery acquired in 1981, includes portraits of generals, politicians, diplomats, painters, and performers. It also contains depictions of “Human Curiosities” at P. T. Barnum’s American Museum in New York City, that, although highly exploitative, help to document the historical representations of disability in the United States.
La Colección Frederick Hill Meserve contiene más de 5,000 negativos de retratos de la época de la Guerra Civil provenientes del estudio fotográfico de Mathew Brady en la ciudad de Nueva York. Adquirida por la National Portrait Gallery en 1981, la colección incluye retratos de militares, políticos, diplomáticos y artistas. También contiene imágenes de “curiosidades humanas” exhibidas en el American Museum de P.T. Barnum en Nueva York. Estas últimas, a pesar de su índole degradante, nos ayudan a documentar la representación histórica de las personas discapacitadas en EE.UU.
Topic:
Nature & Environment\Animal  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this
Exterior  Search this
Printed Material\Book  Search this
Weapon  Search this
Nature & Environment\Plant  Search this
Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this
Weapon\Sword  Search this
Nature & Environment\Animal\Horse  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Architecture\Building\Tent  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Bench  Search this
Equipment\Sports Equipment\Equestrian Gear\Reins  Search this
Home Furnishings\Lighting Devices\Candle  Search this
Nature & Environment\Plant\Grass  Search this
Container\Box  Search this
Unidentified Man: Male  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Frederick Hill Meserve Collection
Object number:
NPG.81.M2413
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4c2fc5b01-c7da-48ea-a6e9-4e792acda365
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.81.M2413