[Union Cavalry Soldier with Pistol in Holster]

Tappin's Photograph Art Gallery American

1861–65

Not on view

The belief in the power of the photographic image during the war years—in both field views and portraits—is astonishing. This act of democratic self-representation is where the pathos and poignancy of Civil War photography come through most clearly: in the seemingly straightforward, transparent, and affecting stare of Johnny Reb and Billy Yank—here, in the guise of an unknown cavalryman from Indiana.

Artwork Details

Title: [Union Cavalry Soldier with Pistol in Holster]
Artist: Tappin's Photograph Art Gallery (American, active 1860s)
Date: 1861–65
Medium: Albumen silver print from glass negative
Dimensions: Image: 3 11/16 × 2 1/4 in. (9.3 × 5.7 cm)
Sheet: 3 11/16 × 2 1/4 in. (9.3 × 5.7 cm)
Mount: 4 in. × 2 7/16 in. (10.2 × 6.2 cm)
Group frame: either 14 x 11 in. or 17 x 14 in.
Classification: Photographs
Credit Line: Purchase, Vital Projects Fund Inc. Gift, through Joyce and Robert Menschel, 2019
Object Number: 2019.527
Curatorial Department: Photographs

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