TITLE: 1865, HARPERS FERRYARTIST/SOURCE: ALEXANDER GARDNERMEDIUM: DYE BASED PHOTOLITHOGRAPHDATE/PERIOD: 1865DIMENSION [INCHES]: 8 x 10ORIGIN: AMERICAN CIVIL WARADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Harpers Ferry was the infamous site of an assault on October 16, 1859 by an armed band of abolitionists led by John Brown on the federal armoury in Virginia (now in West Virginia). It was a main precipitating incident of the American Civil War. The raid on Harpers Ferry was intended to be the first stage in an elaborate plan to establish an independent stronghold of freed slaves in the mountains of Maryland and Virginia that had won moral and financial support from prominent Bostonians...This lot is a Dye Based Photolithograph, and is a meticulous restoration print, produced 'after' the original photograph. Rather than being a one-of-a-kind work, it is an open edition, non-commercial sheet-fed mechanical print, analagous to the process used for sheet-fed photogravures. The paper is a 200 GSM, 15 MIL, Matte, Double-Weight Warm Tone, 100% Cotton Rag that is Light Fast and Acid Free. It is enclosed in a polypropolene, archival presentation pocket and reinforced before shipping.
BACKSTORY: Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 – December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his photographs of the American Civil War, U.S.President Abraham Lincoln, and the execution of the conspirators to Lincoln's assassination. Upon visiting The Great Exhibition in 1851 in Hyde Park, London, he saw the photography of American Mathew Brady. In 1856, Alex and his family immigrated to the United States. He initiated contact with Brady and came to work for him that year, continuing until 1862. At first, Gardner specialized in making large photographic prints, called Imperial photographs, but as Brady’s eyesight began to fail, Gardner took on increasing responsibilities. Abraham Lincoln became the American President in the November 1860 election and along with his election came the threat of war. Gardner, being in Washington, was well-positioned for these events, and his popularity rose as a portrait photographer, capturing the images of soldiers leaving for war.ANNOTATION: CREDITS AND YEAR ON RECTO IN LOWER PANE
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