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Alexander Gardner

Alexander Gardner

American, born Scotland. 1821–1882

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Alexander Gardner was a Scottish-American 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 of the conspirators and the execution of the participants in the Lincoln assassination plot.

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Works in Collection

101 works
A Fancy Group, in front of Petersburg

A Fancy Group, in front of Petersburg

Alexander Gardner

August, 1864

A Harvest of Death, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

A Harvest of Death, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Alexander Gardner

July 1863

A Sharpshooter's Last Sleep, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

A Sharpshooter's Last Sleep, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Alexander Gardner

July, 1863

Aiken House on the Weldon Railroad, Virginia

Aiken House on the Weldon Railroad, Virginia

Alexander Gardner

February, 1865

Antietam Bridge, Maryland

Antietam Bridge, Maryland

Alexander Gardner

September, 1862

Appomattox Station, Virginia

Appomattox Station, Virginia

Alexander Gardner

April, 1865

Army Forge scene, in front of Petersburg

Army Forge scene, in front of Petersburg

Alexander Gardner

August, 1864

Army Repair Shop

Army Repair Shop

Alexander Gardner

February, 1864

Battery A, Fourth U.S. Artillery, Robertson's Brigade

Battery A, Fourth U.S. Artillery, Robertson's Brigade

Alexander Gardner

February, 1864

Battery D, Fifth U.S. Artillery in action (Fredericksburg, VA)

Battery D, Fifth U.S. Artillery in action (Fredericksburg...

Alexander Gardner

May, 1862

Battery No 1, near Yorktown, Virginia

Battery No 1, near Yorktown, Virginia

Alexander Gardner

May, 1862

Battery No 1, near Yorktown, Virginia

Battery No 1, near Yorktown, Virginia

Alexander Gardner

May, 1862

Battery No 4, near Yorktown, Virginia

Battery No 4, near Yorktown, Virginia

Alexander Gardner

May, 1862

Blandford Church, Petersburg, Virginia

Blandford Church, Petersburg, Virginia

Alexander Gardner

April, 1865

Breaking Camp, Brandy Station, Virginia

Breaking Camp, Brandy Station, Virginia

Alexander Gardner

May, 1864

Burnside Bridge, across Antietam Creek, Maryland

Burnside Bridge, across Antietam Creek, Maryland

Alexander Gardner

September, 1862

Camp Architecture, Brandy Station, Virginia

Camp Architecture, Brandy Station, Virginia

Alexander Gardner

January, 1864

Castle Murray, near Auburn, Virginia

Castle Murray, near Auburn, Virginia

Alexander Gardner

November, 1863

Charles City Court-House, Virginia

Charles City Court-House, Virginia

Alexander Gardner

June, 1864

Chesterfield Bridge, North Anna, Virginia

Chesterfield Bridge, North Anna, Virginia

Alexander Gardner

May, 1864

Commissary Department, Head-Quarters Army of the Potomac

Commissary Department, Head-Quarters Army of the Potomac

Alexander Gardner

February, 1864

Culpeper, Virginia

Culpeper, Virginia

Alexander Gardner

November, 1863

Dedication of Monument on Bull Run Battle-Field

Dedication of Monument on Bull Run Battle-Field

Alexander Gardner

June 1865

Dunker Church, Battle-Field of Antietam, Maryland

Dunker Church, Battle-Field of Antietam, Maryland

Alexander Gardner

July, 1863

Exhibitions

9 exhibitions

May 24, 1938 – Jul 31, 1938

Three Centuries of American Art

247 artists · 7 curators

Mar 03, 1942 – Apr 05, 1942

Photographs of the Civil War and the American Frontier

24 artists · 1 curator

May 24, 1944 – Sep 17, 1944

Photography

63 artists · 1 curator

Feb 08, 1949 – May 01, 1949

The Exact Instant

200 artists · 2 curators

Nov 26, 1958 – Jan 18, 1959

Photographs from the Museum Collection

273 artists · 1 curator

Nov 18, 1959 – Nov 29, 1959

30th Anniversary Special Installation - Towards the "New" Museum

140 artists

Apr 03, 1962 – May 15, 1962

50 Photographs by 50 Photographers

50 artists · 1 curator

May 27, 1964

Edward Steichen Photography Center

130 artists · 1 curator

Oct 25, 1967

Steichen Gallery Reinstallation

77 artists