Frank, Frederick & Alice. "The Children of the Battle Field"
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image: 8.9 × 5.8 cm (3 1/2 × 2 5/16 in.)
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Eva Kasiska, 1947
Accession Number
47.46.44.32
Tags
BoysGirlsPortraitsAmerican Civil War
About the Artist
Unknown|Wenderoth, Taylor & Brown
The artist designated as "Unknown" in our virtual museum's collection exemplifies a poignant chapter in art history: creators whose identities have faded into obscurity despite the enduring power of their work. With only one known artwork attributed to them in our holdings, this figure represents countless anonymous hands that shaped visual culture across centuries. Museums worldwide, including th...