Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War (Volume 2)

1866

Alexander Gardner

Associated Names
Alexander Gardner

Artist, American, born Scotland, 1821 - 1882

Philp & Solomons

Publisher, American, active 1860s

This is a photograph of an album cover. The cover features the title "Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War" embossed in gold in the center. The background of the cover is a textured dark material, possibly leather. There is an ornate gold border running along the edges of the cover. The large initials "P" and "S" are included within an emblem between the words "Photographic" and "Sketch Book." The use of gold embossing against the dark cover creates a striking contrast, drawing attention to the title and decorative elements.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bound volume of 50 albumen silver prints

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall (closed): 44.2 × 32.6 × 4 cm (17 3/8 × 12 13/16 × 1 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.14.1.51-100

  • Volume Title

    Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War (Volume 2)

Associated Artworks

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The "Shebang," or Quarters U.S. Sanitary Commission, Brandy Station, Virginia

Alexander Gardner, James Gardner, Philp & Solomons

1863

Residence, Quartermaster Third Army Corps, Brandy Station, Virginia

Alexander Gardner, James Gardner, Philp & Solomons

1863

Headquarters Christian Commission, in the Field, Germantown, Virginia

Alexander Gardner, James Gardner, Philp & Solomons

1863

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Goodspeed's Book Shop, Boston; Marc Daniels, Barnesville, PA, c. 1960s; (Lee Gallery, Winchester, MA), November 2016; NGA purchase, 2019.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2019

  • The Eye of the Sun: Nineteenth-Century Photographs from the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2019, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

1866

  • Gardner, Alexander. Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War. Vol. 2. Washington, 1866.

Inscriptions

on album cover, center gilt embossed: GARDNER'S / PHOTOGRAPHIC P&S SKETCH BOOK / OF THE WAR.; on spine, upper center gilt embossed: GARDNER'S / PHOTOGRAPHIC / SKETCH BOOK / OF THE WAR; center: VOL. II.; on title page, center printed in black ink: GARDNER'S / PHOTOGRAPHIC / SKETCH BOOK / OF THE WAR. / VOL. II. / PHILP & SOLOMONS, Publishers—Washington, D.C.; lower right: A.R. WARD [sic], DEL.; forward, table of contents, and descriptive paragraphs printed in black ink throughout the album

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