Photographic Sketch Book of the War
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Photographic Sketch Book of the War is a landmark 1860s photographic album by Alexander Gardner that documents the American Civil War through some of the earliest and most influential war photography.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical document
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photobook ⓘ photographic album ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Gardner’s Photographic Sketch Book of the War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Alexander Gardner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
letterpress captions
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mounted photographic prints ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Alexander Gardner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Union Army encampments
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battlefields of the American Civil War ⓘ military fortifications ⓘ military leaders ⓘ war dead ⓘ |
| documentationOf | Union perspective on the American Civil War ⓘ |
| format | two-volume album ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary photography
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war photography ⓘ |
| hasCaptionTextBy | Alexander Gardner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasContributor |
James F. Gibson
NERFINISHED
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John Reekie NERFINISHED ⓘ Other photographers working for Alexander Gardner ⓘ Timothy H. O’Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ William R. Pywell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
later documentary war photography
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photojournalism ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDocumented | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inCollection |
Library of Congress
NERFINISHED
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Metropolitan Museum of Art NERFINISHED ⓘ National Gallery of Art NERFINISHED ⓘ Smithsonian Institution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | albumen print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest published collections of war photography
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influential depiction of the realities of war ⓘ |
| numberOfPhotographs | 100 ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 2 ⓘ |
| photographer | Alexander Gardner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1866 ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 1860s ⓘ |
| publisher | Philip & Solomons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Gardner’s Photographic Sketch Book of the War, Volume I
NERFINISHED
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Gardner’s Photographic Sketch Book of the War, Volume II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeSpanDocumented | 1861–1865 ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | illustrated historical record ⓘ |
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