Untitled
c. 1860
Medium
stereoscopic albumen prints
Dimensions
image/sheet (each): 11.11 × 7.62 cm (4 3/8 × 3 in.) mount: 11.43 × 17.78 cm (4 1/2 × 7 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon
Accession Number
2024.93.2
Art Historical Context
This untitled pair of stereoscopic albumen, created by an anonymous American photographer around 1860, offers a captivating glimpse into mid-19th-century visual culture. Produced on small sheets measuring just 4 3/8 × 3 inches each, these images were designed for viewing through a stereoscope—a handheld device that merges twin photographs into a striking three-dimensional illusion. At the National Gallery of Art gifted by Mary and Dan Solomon, they the explosion of photography in America during the Civil War era, when stereo views became affordable entertainment and educational tools. Albumen...
About the Artist
American 19th Century
The artist cataloged as "American, 19th Century" represents a collective of unidentified painters active in the United States during the nineteenth century, with 380 known artworks preserved in this virtual museum's collection. These works span a diverse array of genres typical of the era, including portraits, landscapes, still lifes, and genre scenes, reflecting the burgeoning artistic output of ...