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William Winston Seaton

William Winston Seaton
Attribution
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894
Sitter
William Winston Seaton, 11 Jan 1785 - 16 Jun 1866
Date
c. 1860-70
Type
Photographic Negative
Medium
Glass plate collodion negative
Dimensions
Image: 8.8 × 6.2 cm (3 7/16 × 2 7/16")
Plate: 9.2 × 12.8 × 0.3 cm (3 5/8 × 5 1/16 × 1/8")
Topic
Interior
Home Furnishings\Furniture
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Equipment\Walking stick\Cane
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie
William Winston Seaton: Male
William Winston Seaton: Journalism and Media\Newspaper editor
William Winston Seaton: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter
William Winston Seaton: Military and Intelligence\Militia\Officer
William Winston Seaton: Politics and Government\Public official\Mayor\Washington, DC
William Winston Seaton: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\Smithsonian Institution\Treasurer of Smithsonian Institution
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Frederick Hill Meserve Collection
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.81.M1393.1
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