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Attribution
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894
Sitter
George Brinton McClellan Jr., 1865 - 1940
Date
c. 1860-70
Type
Photographic Negative
Medium
Glass plate collodion negative
Dimensions
Plate: 10.2 × 12.7 × 0.2 cm (4 × 5 × 1/16")
Topic
Home Furnishings\Furniture
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Costume\Headgear\Hat
Exterior
Weapon
Nature & Environment\Plant
Architecture\Window
Nature & Environment\Plant\Flower
Architecture\Building
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie
George Brinton McClellan Jr.: Male
George Brinton McClellan Jr.: Literature\Writer
George Brinton McClellan Jr.: Education and Scholarship\Educator
George Brinton McClellan Jr.: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\College
George Brinton McClellan Jr.: Politics and Government\US Congressman\New York
George Brinton McClellan Jr.: Politics and Government\Public official\Alderman
George Brinton McClellan Jr.: Politics and Government\Public official\Mayor\New York, NY
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Frederick Hill Meserve Collection
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.81.M1095
Collection Description
The Frederick Hill Meserve Collection comprises more than five thousand Civil War-era portrait negatives from the Mathew Brady photography studio in New York City. The collection, which the National Portrait Gallery acquired in 1981, includes portraits of generals, politicians, diplomats, painters, and performers. It also contains depictions of “Human Curiosities” at P. T. Barnum’s American Museum in New York City, that, although highly exploitative, help to document the historical representations of disability in the United States.
La Colección Frederick Hill Meserve contiene más de 5,000 negativos de retratos de la época de la Guerra Civil provenientes del estudio fotográfico de Mathew Brady en la ciudad de Nueva York. Adquirida por la National Portrait Gallery en 1981, la colección incluye retratos de militares, políticos, diplomáticos y artistas. También contiene imágenes de “curiosidades humanas” exhibidas en el American Museum de P.T. Barnum en Nueva York. Estas últimas, a pesar de su índole degradante, nos ayudan a documentar la representación histórica de las personas discapacitadas en EE.UU.
