Harvard Art Museums > P1982.309: What do I Want, John Henry? Photographs Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"What do I Want, John Henry? (Alexander Gardner) , P1982.309,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/285118. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number P1982.309 People Alexander Gardner, American (Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland 1821 - 1882 Washington, D. C.) Title What do I Want, John Henry? Classification Photographs Work Type photograph Date 1862 Places Creation Place: North America, United States, Virginia, Warrenton Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/285118 Physical Descriptions Technique Albumen silver print Dimensions image: 17.8 x 23 cm (7 x 9 1/16 in.) sheet: 30.6 x 37.6 cm (12 1/16 x 14 13/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: recto, below image on mount, black ink, pre-printed: ALEX. GARDNER, Photographer, Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1866, by A. Gardner, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Columbia [over] WHAT DO I WANT, JOHN HENRY? [over] No. 27. Warrenton, Va., 1862. Provenance Recorded Ownership History Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co., New York, New York, sold to Seiden & de Cuevas Inc., 1977. Seiden & de Cuevas, Inc., New York, New York, purchased from Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, N, 1977, Gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1982. on Long Term Loan to the Fogg Art Museum from 1977 to 1982 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Melvin R. Seiden Object Number P1982.309 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
