Alexander Gardner
- Introduction
- Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 – December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who immigrated to the United States in 1856, where he began to work full-time in that profession. He 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.
- Wikidata
- Q661176
- Introduction
- In 1856 Mathew B. Brady invited Gardner to move from Scotland to New York City, New York to work for him at his New York gallery. From 1858 to 1863 Gardner ran Brady's Washington, D.C. gallery. At this time Gardner was using electric light to photograph. In 1863, Gardner left Brady's firm and decided to photograph the Civil War by himself. He photographed Abraham Lincoln at the Battle of Antietam. He also became the official photographer of the army of the Potomac. In 1863 Gardner opened his own studio in Washington, D.C. where he sold mainly stereographs. In 1865 Gardner did the reportage on Lincoln's assasination and funeral. In 1866 Gardner published "Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the Civil War". In 1867 he closed his Wahington studio and became the official photograher of the Union Pacific Railroad's Eastern Division. He photographed the construction of the railway to California, including the networks of Kansas, West Mississippi, and Missouri. During this time he also made portraits of American and Peruvian Indians. In 1868 he photographed the Fort Laramie Treaty Council. Gardner returned to Washington, D.C. in the 1870s where he operated a studio and photographed members of the Indian Treaty delegations.
- Nationalities
- American, Scottish, British
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Printer, Photographer
- Names
- Alexander Gardner, Alex. Gardner, A. Gardner
- Ulan
- 500115196
Exhibitions
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Steichen Gallery Reinstallation
Oct 25, 1967
MoMA
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Art in a Changing World: 1884–1964: Edward Steichen Photography Center
May 27, 1964
MoMA
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50 Photographs by 50 Photographers
Apr 3–May 15, 1962
MoMA
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Photographs from the Museum Collection
Nov 26, 1958–Jan 18, 1959
MoMA
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The Exact Instant
Feb 8–May 1, 1949
MoMA
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Alexander Gardner has
8 exhibitionsonline.
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Alexander Gardner, John Wood, James F. Gibson Inspection of Troops at Cumberlanding, Pamunkey, Virginia. May 1862
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Alexander Gardner President Lincoln on Battle-Field of Antietam October 1862
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Alexander Gardner Pontoon Bridge Across the Potomac, at Berlin. November 1862
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Alexander Gardner The President (Abraham Lincoln) and General McClellan on the Battlefield of Antietam 1862
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Alexander Gardner, Timothy O'Sullivan Pontoon Bridge Across the Rappahannock May 1863
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Alexander Gardner, Timothy O'Sullivan A Harvest of Death, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July 1863
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Alexander Gardner, Timothy O'Sullivan Field Where General Reynolds Fell, Gettysburg. July 1863
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Alexander Gardner, Timothy O'Sullivan Pontoon Boat, Brandy Station, Virginia February 1864
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Alexander Gardner Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War, Vol. I 1861-65
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Alexander Gardner Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War, Vol. II 1861-65
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Alexander Gardner, Pywell Marshall House, Alexandria, Virginia August 1862
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Alexander Gardner, Pywell Slave Pen, Alexandria, Virginia August 1862
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Alexander Gardner, Timothy O'Sullivan Fairfax Court-House June 1863
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Alexander Gardner Stone Church, Centreville, Virginia March 1862
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Alexander Gardner Fortifications on heights of Centreville, Virginia March 1862
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Alexander Gardner, George Barnard, James F. Gibson Quaker Guns, Centreville, Virginia. March 1862
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Alexander Gardner Ruins of Stone Bridge, Bull Run March 1862
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Alexander Gardner Mathew's house, Battle-Field of Bull Run March 1862
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Alexander Gardner Ruins at Manassas Junction March 1862
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Alexander Gardner Manassas Junction March 1862
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Alexander Gardner Fortifications at Manassas March 1862
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Alexander Gardner Battery No 1, near Yorktown, Virginia May, 1862
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Alexander Gardner Battery No 1, near Yorktown, Virginia May, 1862
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Alexander Gardner Battery No 4, near Yorktown, Virginia May, 1862
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Alexander Gardner Moore House, Yorktown, Virginia May, 1862
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Alexander Gardner, D. B. Woodbury Military Bridge, across the Chikahominy, Virginia June, 1862
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Alexander Gardner Ruins of the Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia August, 1862
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Alexander Gardner Antietam Bridge, Maryland September, 1862
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Alexander Gardner Burnside Bridge, across Antietam Creek, Maryland September, 1862
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Alexander Gardner Dunker Church, Battle-Field of Antietam, Maryland July, 1863
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Alexander Gardner, Timothy O'Sullivan Signal Tower on Elk Mountain, Maryland September, 1862
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Alexander Gardner Scene in Pleasant Valley, Maryland October, 1862
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Alexander Gardner Meeting of the Shenandoah and Potomac at Harper's Ferry July, 1865
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Alexander Gardner Juridents of the War (What do I want, John Henry?) November, 1862
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Alexander Gardner Scouts and Guides to the Army of the Potomac October, 1862
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Alexander Gardner, Timothy O'Sullivan Lacey House, Falmouth, Virginia December, 1862
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Alexander Gardner, Timothy O'Sullivan Fredericksburg, Virginia February, 1863
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Alexander Gardner, Timothy O'Sullivan Battery D, Fifth U.S. Artillery in action (Fredericksburg, VA) May, 1862
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Alexander Gardner, Timothy O'Sullivan Evacuation of Aquia Creek June, 1863
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Alexander Gardner, Timothy O'Sullivan Group of Confederate Prisoners at Fairfax Court-House June, 1863
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Alexander Gardner, Timothy O'Sullivan Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July, 1863
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Alexander Gardner, Timothy O'Sullivan Interior of Breastworks on Round Top, Gettysburg July, 1863
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Alexander Gardner, Timothy O'Sullivan Gateway of Cemetery, Gettysburg July, 1863
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Alexander Gardner A Sharpshooter's Last Sleep, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania July, 1863
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Alexander Gardner Home of a Rebel Sharpshooter, Gettysburg from Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War, (1865) July 1863
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Alexander Gardner, Timothy O'Sullivan Trossell's House, Battle-Field of Gettysburg July, 1863
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Alexander Gardner, Timothy O'Sullivan Head-Quarters Major General George G. Meade (During the Battle of Gettysburg) July, 1863
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Alexander Gardner, Timothy O'Sullivan Slaughter Pen, Foot of the Round Top, Gettysburg July, 1863
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