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Admiral George W. Storer

E. & H. T. Anthony; Mathew B. Brady

Artwork Details

Admiral George W. Storer
circa 1862-1864
E. & H. T. Anthony; Mathew B. Brady
albumen print on paper
Gift of Dr. Seymour and Barbara K. Adelson
2008/2.196.8

Description

Subject Matter:

In this photograph, United States Navy Admiral George Washington Storer cuts a severe figure as he stares out at the viewer. He tucks one hand into the breast of his dark overcoat. The backdrop is mostly a blank, gray void. This photograph was originally produced by the studio of Mathew Brady, who made a large number of such cartes-de-visite of Union Army and Navy officers during the American Civil War (1861-65).

Physical Description:

Three-quarter length portrait of a man in a military uniform.

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