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Artist
William Kurtz, 1834 - 1904
Sitter
Gerrit Smith, 6 Mar 1797 - 28 Dec 1874
Date
c. 1870
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image: 11.5 x 9.1 cm (4 1/2 x 3 9/16")
Sheet: 14.2 × 10.3 cm (5 9/16 × 4 1/16")
Mount: 16.4 × 10.8 cm (6 7/16 × 4 1/4")
Topic
Interior
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
Photographic format\Cabinet card
Gerrit Smith: Male
Gerrit Smith: Literature\Writer
Gerrit Smith: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Social reformer
Gerrit Smith: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist
Gerrit Smith: Politics and Government\US Congressman\New York
Gerrit Smith: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist
Gerrit Smith: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Temperance
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
