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Four Officers ca. 1864 Alexander Gardner American, Scottish Gardner was an expert in the new wet-collodion-on-glass-plat

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Four Officers ca. 1864 Alexander Gardner American, Scottish Gardner was an expert in the new wet-collodion-on-glass-plate process of photography and able manager of Mathew Brady s Washington, D.C., portrait studio from 1858 until 1862, when he had a falling-out with his employer. In November 1862 he formed his own company, taking with him many of Brady s best photographers, including Egbert Guy Fowx seen nearby. Like Brady, Gardner and his corps produced a vast photographic documentation of the Civil War, a selection of which forms the basis of his landmark publication, Gardner s Photographic Sketch Book of the War 1866. Despite decades of painstaking research by dedicated historians and Civil War buffs, a large number of the era s ph Copyright: xpiemagsx Metbot-35969

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IMAGO/piemags

Date

19 janv. 2022

Crédit

Photo12/Imago

Notre référence

MGO25A00_002

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

34,9Mo (1,2Mo) / 33,4cm x 26,2cm / 3943 x 3091 (300dpi)

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Scotish Gardner was an expert in the new wet-colodion-on-glas-plate proces of photography and able manager of Mathew Brady s Washington D.C portrait sudio from 1858 until 1862 when hada falling-out wih hisemployer. In November 1862 he formed hisowncompany taking wthhm manyof Brady s bestphoographes includg Egbert Guy Fowx seennearby. Like Brady Garner n his corps prduced a vastphotographic documentation of theCivil War a selection of which orms the bais of his landmark publication Gardner s Photographic Sketc Boo of the War 1866. Despite decades of pintaking researchby dedicated historians and Civil War buffs large number ofthe a spotographs remain unidentfied including this fine portrait of four officers in the field. What is known is that the two men in the center wear forage caps featuring a round sloping leather brim made popular by Gen. Irvin McDowell leader of the Union troops during the first battle of Bull Run. The other men wear regulation U.S. officer s slouch hats.. Four Off