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Henry Wilson

Henry Wilson
Attribution
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894
Sitter
Henry Wilson, 16 Feb 1812 - 22 Nov 1875
Date
c. 1860-70
Type
Photographic Negative
Medium
Glass plate collodion negative
Dimensions
Plate: 8.9 × 5.9 × 0.2 cm (3 1/2 × 2 5/16 × 1/16")
Topic
Costume\Jewelry
Interior
Home Furnishings\Furniture
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Costume\Jewelry\Chain
Home Furnishings\Curtain
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie
Architecture\Pedestal
Henry Wilson: Male
Henry Wilson: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US
Henry Wilson: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer
Henry Wilson: Journalism and Media\Newspaper editor
Henry Wilson: Politics and Government\State Senator\Massachusetts
Henry Wilson: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher
Henry Wilson: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Massachusetts
Henry Wilson: Politics and Government\US Senator\Massachusetts
Henry Wilson: Military and Intelligence\Officer
Henry Wilson: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Industrialist\Manufacturer\Shoe
Henry Wilson: Crafts and Trades\Cobbler
Portrait
Place
United States\District of Columbia\Washington
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Frederick Hill Meserve Collection
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.81.M1669
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.
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view