General Terry, General Harney, General Sherman, Arapaho woman, General Sanborn, Colonel Tappan, General Augur
Series TitleScenes in Indian Country
Artist
Alexander Gardner
(American, born Scotland, 1821 - 1882)
Date1868
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 9 9/16 × 12 7/8 inches (24.29 × 32.7 cm)
Mount: 14 1/16 × 19 3/16 inches (35.72 × 48.74 cm)
Mount: 14 1/16 × 19 3/16 inches (35.72 × 48.74 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2010.18.11
Signednone
InscribedOn mount recto, lower left, printed in black type: "A. Gardner, Photographer,";
On mount recto, bottom center, printed in black type: "Scenes in the Indian Country.";
On mount recto, lower right, printed in black type: "511 Seventh Street, Washington";
On mount recto, bottom, in pencil: "Gen. Terry Gen. Harny [sic] Gen. Sherman Arappahoe [sic] Gen. Sanborn Col. Tappan Gen. Auger".
MarkingsOn back of mount in pencil, lower center: "5757"/ "AG11244".
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DescriptionImage shows lineup of 7 figures, with small Indian woman in center and 3 military officers, all with hats and in uniform, on each side.Exhibition HistoryAcross the Indian Country: Photographs by Alexander Gardner, 1867-1868. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, July 25, 2014 - January 11, 2015, Jane L. Aspinwall, Alexander Gardner The Western Photographs, 1867 – 1868, 2014, sic no. 11.
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