Creator |
Gutekunst, Frederick, 1831-1917, photographer. |
Contributor |
McAllister & Brother, publisher. |
Title |
Parson Brownlow [graphic] / Gutekunst, Photographist. |
Publisher |
Philadelphia : McAllister & Brother, 728 Chestnut St |
Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1862 |
Date |
1862 |
Physical Description |
1 photograph : albumen on card mount ; mount 11 x 6 cm. (4 x 2.25 in.) (carte-de-visite format) |
Description |
Three-quarter length portrait of William Gannaway Brownlow, the Tennessee journalist, itinerant preacher, and politician.
Brownlow, attired in a white collared shirt, a black bowtie, a patterned waistcoat, a black jacket and pants, sits on a wooden
chair looking slightly left with his right hand tucked in his waistcoat and a newspaper in his lap. Brownlow, although an
advocate of slavery, actively opposed Southern secession and was subsequently exiled from the Confederacy during the Civil
War.
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Notes |
Accessioned 2001. |
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Description revised 2021. |
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Access points revised 2021. |
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Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the
Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom
Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
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Biographical / historical note |
Gutekunst, a premier Philadelphia photographer, in business from 1860 until 1917, was known as a specialist in portraiture
and celebrity portraiture.
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Subject |
Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877 -- Portraits. |
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Journalists -- Tennessee. |
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Politicians -- Tennessee. |
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Spiritual leaders -- Tennessee. |
Genre |
Albumen prints -- 1860-1870. |
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Portrait photographs -- 1860-1870. |
Printer |
McAllister & Brother, publisher. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| cdv portraits - sitter - Brownlow [P.9896] |
Accession number |
P.9896 |