The Lord Will Provide
Medium
Photography-Photoprint
Classification
Photography-Photoprint
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Patricia Tobacco Forrester Endowment
Accession Number
2022.29
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Art Historical Context
**The Lord Will Provide** a poignant photoprint created by Anna K. Weaver in 1877, during active years in the 0s. As a woman photographer in post-Civil War America, contributed to the growing accessibility of photography, a medium that was revolutionizing visual storytelling. This work, now housed in the Smithsonian American Art Museum through a dedicated endowment purchase, exemplifies the era's photoprint techniques—likely albumen or gelatin silver processes—that allowed for detailed, reproducible images blending artistry with documentary precision. The title draws from deep religious roots...