Bishop James Walker Hood
c. 1872
Artist, American, born Germany, 1839 - 1918
Artwork overview
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Medium
albumen print (carte-de-visite)
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Credit Line
Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection, Purchased with support from the Ford Foundation
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Dimensions
image/sheet: 9.3 × 5.8 cm (3 11/16 × 2 5/16 in.)
mount: 10.5 × 6.3 cm (4 1/8 × 2 1/2 in.) -
Accession
2023.39.177
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Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; NGA purchase, 2023.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
by unknown hand, lower center on mount printed in black ink: J.W. Hood Bishop / A.M.E. Zion Church; on verso, by unknown hand, top center in graphite: "Bishop J.W. Hood (Hond) / American Meth Epis Zion Church; center printed in black ink: H. BAUMGARTEN, / PHOTOGRAPHER / OVER NISBET'S STORE, / CHARLOTTE, N. C.; by Ross Kelbaugh, lower left in graphite: AF121C / RJHH / 7.19; lower center printed in black ink: No. [by unknown hand in graphite: 4965] / COPIES CAN BE HAD AT ANY TIME