
Julian Vannerson (1827 – after 1875) was a photographer from
Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the East Coast of the United States, Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography an ...
during the
American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by state ...
of the 1860s.
He is best known for his portrait photographs of
Robert E. Lee
Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, towards the end of which he was appointed the overall commander of the Confederate States Army. He led the Army of Nort ...
, taken in March 1864,
''American photographs: the first century from the Isaacs collection in the National Museum of American Art.''
National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1996. p. 160. . and of J. E. B. Stuart.
See also
* Photographers of the American Civil War
The American Civil War was the most widely covered conflict of the 19th century. The images would provide posterity with a comprehensive visual record of the war and its leading figures, and make a powerful impression on the populace.
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References
Further reading
*Wagner, Margaret E., Gary W. Gallagher, and James M. McPherson
James Munro McPherson (born October 11, 1936) is an American Civil War historian, and is the George Henry Davis '86 Professor Emeritus of United States History at Princeton University. He received the 1989 Pulitzer Prize for '' Battle Cry of ...
. ''The Library of Congress Civil War Desk Reference.'' New York: Simon and Schuster, 2009.
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American portrait photographers
War photographers
1827 births
Year of death missing
Artists from Virginia
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