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Barnum's Group of Performers

Barnum
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Attribution
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894
Sitter
Anna Haining Swan, 06 Aug 1846 - 05 Aug 1888
Noah Orr, 19 Sep 1836 - 01 Jul 1882
Suzie Reed
Edward Newell, 27 Jul 1857 - 23 Dec 1915
Rudolph Lucasie
John Battersby, 14 Feb 1829 - 18 Feb 1897
Hannah Battersby, c. 1836 - 15 Apr 1889
Unidentified Woman
Unidentified Woman
Unidentified Man
Unidentified Sitter
Date
c. 1860-70
Type
Photographic Negative
Medium
Glass plate collodion negative
Dimensions
Plate: 5.9 × 9.4 × 0.2 cm (2 5/16 × 3 11/16 × 1/16")
Topic
Costume\Jewelry
Costume\Jewelry\Necklace
Costume\Jewelry\Earring
Symbols & Motifs\Medal
Interior
Home Furnishings\Furniture
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Costume\Headgear\Hat
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Costume\Jewelry\Chain
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
Costume\Headgear\Headdress\Crown
Costume\Dress Accessory\Sash
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie
Costume\Dress Accessory\Belt
Unidentified Man: Male
Unidentified Woman: Female
Anna Haining Swan: Female
Anna Haining Swan: Performing Arts\Performer
Noah Orr: Male
Noah Orr: Performing Arts\Performer\Circus performer
Suzie Reed: Female
Suzie Reed: Performing Arts\Performer
Suzie Reed: Society and Social Change\Person with a Disability\Dwarfism
Hannah Battersby: Female
Edward Newell: Male
Edward Newell: Performing Arts\Performer
Edward Newell: Society and Social Change\Person with a Disability\Dwarfism
Rudolph Lucasie: Male
John Battersby: Male
Portrait
Place
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Frederick Hill Meserve Collection
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Object number
NPG.81.M2282
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