Ruins of Richmond & Petersburg Railroad Bridge, Richmond, Virginia
Medium
Albumen silver print from glass negative
Dimensions
Image: 16.3 × 21.4 cm (6 7/16 × 8 7/16 in.)
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1933
Accession Number
33.65.22
Tags
American Civil WarBridgesRailwaysRuins
About the Artist
Alexander Gardner|Mathew B. Brady
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...