City of Atlanta, Ga, No. 2, plate 46, from Barnard's Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign

George N. Barnard, American, 1819 - 1902

Share

about 1865

Albumen print from a wet collodion negative

Image: 10 1/16 × 14 1/4 in. (25.6 × 36.2 cm)

Sheet: 15 5/8 × 19 1/2 in. (39.7 × 49.5 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Julia L. Whittier Fund

PH.999.48.4

Geography

Place Made: United States, North America

Period

19th century

Object Name

Photograph

Research Area

Photograph

Not on view

Inscriptions

Printed, in margin, below image, lower center: Photo from nature By. G.N. Barnard. / CITY OF ATLANTA, GA No.2.; numbered, in red ink, upper right corner: 46

Course History

ARTH 17, History of Photography, Katie Hornstein, Spring 2013

ENGL 29, American Fiction to 1900, Colleen Boggs, Spring 2014

SART 17.9, The Photographer as Activist: Making Art Inspired by the Hood Museum's Collection , Virginia Beahan, Winter 2015

WRIT 7.24, Past Imperfect, Cynthia Monroe, Spring 2019

WRIT 7.24, Past Imperfect, Cynthia Monroe, Spring 2019

ARTH 48.02, History of Photography, Katie Hornstein, Winter 2020

HIST 7.32, Civil War Photographs, Robert Bonner, Winter 2022

GEOG 29, Global Cities, Erin Collins, Winter 2022

Exhibition History

A Space for Dialogue 43, "Bringing the Thing Home" The Aftermath of the War Between the States in Consumer-Driven Art, Virginia F. Deaton, Class of 2009, Homma Family Intern, Main Lobby, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, February 18-April 13, 2008.

American Works on Paper to 1950: Highlights from the Hood Museum of Art, Friends and Owen Robertson Cheatham Galleries, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, September 22-December 9, 2007.

Bringing the War Home: Photographs of the Civil War, Israel Sack Gallery [American Works on Paper wall], Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, July 13-October 2012.

Mining Photography: Selecting Work from the Permanent Collection, Harrington Gallery Teaching Exhibition, Studio Art 30 & 75, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, May 6-June 4, 2000.

The Civil War Remembered: Photographs and Artifacts, Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, January 22-April 2, 2006.

Publication History

Barbara J. MacAdam, American Art at Dartmouth: Highlights from the Hood Muesum of Art, Hanover: Trustees of Dartmouth College, 2007, p. 169, no. 139.

Virginia F. Deanton, A Space for Dialogue 43, "Bringing the Thing Home" The Aftermath of the War Between the States in Consumer-Driven Art, Hanover, New Hampshire: Dartmouth College, 2008, ill. cover and p. 4.

John R. Stomberg, The Hood Now: Art and Inquiry at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire: Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, 2019, p. 122, ill. plate no. 53.

Provenance

Lee Gallery, Winchester, Massachusetts; sold to present collection, 1999.

This record is part of an active database that includes information from historic documentation that may not have been recently reviewed. Information may be inaccurate or incomplete. We also acknowledge some language and imagery may be offensive, violent, or discriminatory. These records reflect the institution’s history or the views of artists or scholars, past and present. Our collections research is ongoing.

We welcome questions, feedback, and suggestions for improvement. Please contact us at: Hood.Collections@dartmouth.edu