Headquarters Christian Commission, in the Field, Germantown, Virginia

September 1863, published 1866

Alexander Gardner, James Gardner

Associated Names
Alexander Gardner

Artist, American, born Scotland, 1821 - 1882

James Gardner

Artist, American, born Scotland, 1832 - after 1865

Philp & Solomons

Publisher, American, active 1860s

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen print

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 17.3 × 22.5 cm (6 13/16 × 8 7/8 in.)
    page size: 31.1 × 39.7 cm (12 1/4 × 15 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.14.1.53

  • Portfolio Title

    Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War

  • Volume Title

    Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War

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Associated Artworks

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

Alexander Gardner, James Gardner, Philp & Solomons

1863

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.

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

Alexander Gardner, Philp & Solomons

1866

Residence, Quartermaster Third Army Corps, Brandy Station, 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.

Bibliography

1866

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

Inscriptions

lower left below image printed in black ink: Negative by J. GARDNER.; lower center below image: Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1865, by A. GARDNER, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the District of Columbia.; lower right below image: Positive by A. GARDNER, 511 7th St., Washington.; lower center printed in black ink: Incidents of the War. / HEADQUARTERS CHRISTIAN COMMISSION, IN THE FIELD.; bottom left printed in black ink: Germantown, September, 1863.; bottom center printed in black ink: Published by PHILP & SOLOMONS, Washington.

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