In February 1860, photographer Mathew Brady got the assignment of a lifetime. Abraham Lincoln was in New York to deliver a speech and stopped by Brady’s studio for a portrait. The future president ...
Photographer Mathew Brady (c. 1823 –1896) may be best remembered today for his role in producing a remarkable visual record of the Civil War (1861–65). Yet he initially gained fame as a portrait ...
Mathew Brady (1823?–1896) is the best-known photographer of the Civil War era. His reputation casts a large shadow over the history of the medium, obscuring the careers of people like Alexander ...