James B. Beach of Litchfield, Connecticut
Augustus Washington, American, 1820/21 - 1875
before 1853
Sixth plate Daguerreotype
Overall: 3 11/16 × 3 3/16 × 7/16 in. (9.3 × 8.1 × 1.1 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Katharine T. and Merrill G. Beede 1929 Fund and a gift in memory of Angus Russell, Class of 1952, and in honor of his classmates
2013.64.1
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Photograph
Research Area
Photograph
Not on view
Course History
ARTH 41.04, European Art 1850-1900, Allan Doyle, Spring 2019
ARTH 41.04, European Art 1850-1900, Allan Doyle, Spring 2019
ARTH 48.02, History of Photography, Katie Hornstein, Winter 2020
Exhibition History
American Art, Colonial to Modern, Israel Sack Gallery and Rush Family Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 26-July 21, 2019.
Publication History
John R. Stomberg, The Hood Now: Art and Inquiry at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire: Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, 2019, p. 119, ill. plate no. 50.
Provenance
Greg French Early Photography, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts; sold to present collection, 2013.
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