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Carl Schurz

Carl Schurz
Attribution
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894
Sitter
Carl Schurz, 2 Mar 1829 - 14 May 1906
Date
c. 1860-70
Type
Photographic Negative
Medium
Glass plate collodion negative
Dimensions
Plate: 8.9 × 5.9 × 0.3 cm (3 1/2 × 2 5/16 × 1/8")
Topic
Interior
Home Furnishings\Furniture
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Home Furnishings\Curtain
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie
Carl Schurz: Male
Carl Schurz: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Carl Schurz: Politics and Government\Statesman
Carl Schurz: Politics and Government\Diplomat
Carl Schurz: Journalism and Media\Newspaper editor
Carl Schurz: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Brigadier General
Carl Schurz: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of Interior
Carl Schurz: Politics and Government\US Senator\Missouri
Carl Schurz: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister
Carl Schurz: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Revolutionary
Carl Schurz: Military and Intelligence\Soldier\Civil War\Union
Carl Schurz: Politics and Government\Chief of Staff
Carl Schurz: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Major General
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Frederick Hill Meserve Collection
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.81.M169
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