CAS AH 295 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Chattanooga Valley, Georgia, Photographers Of The American Civil War, Picturesque
3 Apr 2016
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Reconstruction included the creation of new amendments. Wake up to the reality of slavery. Many people encountered the civil war after publications of paintings in magazines such as harper"s weekly. Able to artistically represent scenes of battle. Role of women - many prints and paintings of nurses caring patents. Roger fenton - took photographs of calm battlefields, inspired many civil war photographers. Civil war was the first time americans had seen war. Alexander gardner, president lincoln on the battlefield of antietam, oct. 1862. Not artistic, meant to be solely documentation. Most civil war photographers used collodion - less exposure time, sharper images. Mathew brady - one of first civil war photographers. Worked with collodion during the civil war. Best known for portraits of generals and leaders. Hired other photographers to take photos of civil war. Alexander gardner - managed brady"s dc gallery, later took his own group out and opened his own gallery.
