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John Gibbs Gilbert and Lester Wallack

John Gibbs Gilbert and Lester Wallack
Attribution
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894
Sitter
John Gibbs Gilbert, 27 Feb 1810 - 17 Jun 1889
Lester Wallack, 1 Jan 1820 - 6 Sep 1888
Unidentified Man
Unidentified Man
Date
c. 1860-70
Type
Photographic Negative
Medium
Glass plate collodion negative
Dimensions
Plate: 5.9 × 9.4 × 0.3 cm (2 5/16 × 3 11/16 × 1/8")
Topic
Costume\Jewelry
Costume\Jewelry\Necklace
Interior
Home Furnishings\Furniture
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Costume\Headgear\Hat
Weapon
Weapon\Gun\Rifle
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Religious\Cross
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
Container\Basket
Architecture\Column
Costume\Dress Accessory\Scarf
Costume\Outerwear\Cape
Costume\Footwear\Boots
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Muttonchops
Unidentified Man: Male
John Gibbs Gilbert: Male
John Gibbs Gilbert: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor
Lester Wallack: Male
Lester Wallack: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor
Lester Wallack: Literature\Writer\Playwright
Lester Wallack: Performing Arts\Theater manager
Portrait
Place
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Frederick Hill Meserve Collection
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.81.M2518
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