Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War (Volume 1)
Medium
bound volume of 50 albumen prints
Dimensions
overall (closed): 44 × 32.6 × 42 cm (17 5/16 × 12 13/16 × 16 9/16 in.)
Classification
Volume
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Patrons' Permanent Fund
Accession Number
2019.14.1.1-50
About the Artist
Alexander Gardner
Alexander Gardner was born on 17 October 1821 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, and came of age in a culture shaped by radical social thought. Influenced by the cooperative ideals of Robert Owen, Gardner initially apprenticed as a jeweler and harbored dreams of founding a utopian community in America. His encounter with photography changed the course of his life. After seeing Mathew Brady's cele...