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Alexander Gardner

Alexander Gardner

American-British, 1821–1882

WA-00024662

Printmaking

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None documented

9

Institutional Exhibitions

101

Works in Collection

127

Assets Indexed

1

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80%

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ661176

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Steichen Gallery Reinstallation

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1967

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Edward Steichen Photography Center

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1964

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50 Photographs by 50 Photographers

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1962

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

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1959

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Photographs from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1958–1959

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The Exact Instant

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1949

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Photography

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1944

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Photographs of the Civil War and the American Frontier

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1942

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Three Centuries of American Art

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1938

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Tier 1 · Institutional85%

About

Why this artist matters now

Alexander Gardner was a Scottish photographer active in the mid-19th century, working in albumen print and wet collodion processes. He produced large-format landscapes and portraits marked by technical precision, documenting both urban and rural subjects during photography's formative decades. His practice exemplified the exacting standards of early photographic practice.

Source: Wikidata · Trust score: 85% · Updated 10d ago

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Institutional

Museum Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Smithsonian American Art Museum Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern ArtNew York National Gallery of Art

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Artworks (101)

[Thaddeus Stevens Lying in State in the Rotunda of the Capitol at Washington]

1868 · Albumen silver print from glass negative

Image: 16.8 x 20.5 cm (6 5/8 x 8 1/16 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ruins of Gallego Flour Mills, Richmond

Ruins of Gallego Flour Mills, Richmond

1865 · Albumen silver prints from glass negatives

16.3 x 36.9 cm (6 7/16 x 14 1/2 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

[Grand Army Review, Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington]

1865 · Albumen silver print from glass negative

8.5 × 10.1 cm (3 3/8 × 4 in.), irregularly trimmed

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

[Grand Army Review, Washington, D.C.]

1865 · Albumen silver print from glass negative

Image: 3 3/4 × 4 1/2 in. (9.5 × 11.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Planning the Capture of Booth and Harold

1865 · Woodcut

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

[Grand Army Review, Washington, D.C.]

1865 · Albumen silver print from glass negative

Image: 3 3/4 × 4 1/2 in. (9.5 × 11.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

[Grand Army Review, Washington, D.C.]

1865 · Albumen silver print from glass negative

Image: 3 3/4 × 4 1/2 in. (9.6 × 11.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

[Grand Army Review, Washington]

1865 · Albumen silver print from glass negative

8.2 × 10 cm (3 1/4 × 3 15/16 in.), irregularly trimmed

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

[Grand Army Review, Washington, D.C.]

1865 · Albumen silver print from glass negative

Image: 3 3/4 × 20 1/2 in. (9.5 × 52.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Planning the Capture of Booth

1865 · Albumen silver print from glass negative

Image: 27.1 × 24.5 cm (10 11/16 × 9 5/8 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Lincoln Inauguration

1865 · Albumen silver print from glass negative

Image: 7 1/4 × 9 1/4 in. (18.4 × 23.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

[Grand Army Review, Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington]

1865 · Albumen silver print from glass negative

8.8 × 9.9 cm (3 7/16 × 3 7/8 in.), irregularly trimmed

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Queen Emma of Hawaii and Her Entourage

1865 · Albumen silver print from glass negative

Image: 14 1/8 × 17 15/16 in. (35.9 × 45.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Lewis Powell [alias Lewis Payne]

1865 · Albumen silver print from glass negative

22.4 × 17.4 cm (8 13/16 × 6 7/8 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

[Grand Army Review, Washington, D.C.]

1865 · Albumen silver print from glass negative

Image: 3 3/4 × 4 1/2 in. (9.5 × 11.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

[Interior View of the Ballroom for Lincoln's Second Inaugural Ball]

1865 · Albumen silver print from glass negative

Image: 6 7/8 × 8 7/8 in. (17.4 × 22.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1865 · Albumen silver print from glass negative

Image: 7 in. × 9 5/8 in. (17.8 × 24.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Execution of the Conspirators

1865 · Albumen silver print from glass negative

Image: 16.8 x 24.2 cm (6 5/8 x 9 1/2 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Mechanicsville, Virginia

Mechanicsville, Virginia

1865 · Albumen silver print

7 × 8 7/8" (17.8 × 22.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Dedication of Monument on Bull Run Battle-Field

Dedication of Monument on Bull Run Battle-Field

1865 · Albumen silver print

6 7/8 × 8 7/8" (17.4 × 22.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Extreme line of Confederate works, Cold Harbor, Virginia

Extreme line of Confederate works, Cold Harbor, Virginia

1865 · Albumen silver print

6 7/8 × 8 7/8" (17.5 × 22.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Ruins of the Gaines' Mill, Virginia

Ruins of the Gaines' Mill, Virginia

1865 · Albumen silver print

7 × 9 1/16" (17.8 × 23 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Medical Supply Boat, Appomattox Landing, Virginia

Medical Supply Boat, Appomattox Landing, Virginia

1865 · Albumen silver print

6 3/4 × 9" (17.2 × 22.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Meeting of the Shenandoah and Potomac at Harper's Ferry

Meeting of the Shenandoah and Potomac at Harper's Ferry

1865 · Albumen silver print

6 9/16 × 9 1/16" (16.7 × 23 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (6)

101 published of 126 catalogued · 72 with image

MoMA
51 published48 img
The Met
49 published3 img
Rijksmuseum
1 published1 img
+ 3 more sources · 25 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 1)

1 entries · 1 sources

The Bridge at Chesterfield, North Anna, Virginia
1864 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Alexander Gardner (Wikipedia)

Wikipedia

Relationships

5

Collections5

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Smithsonian American Art Museum Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern Art National Gallery of Art

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Smithsonian American Art Museum

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

National Gallery of Art