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Artillery, Private — Oliver H. Willard

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Written by: Zeynep BozkurtSpecialist · Miniature Painting
Miniature Painting · Catalogue no. 777455
Oliver H. Willard

Artillery, Private

StatusReference work · Not for sale
Held byNational Gallery of Art, Washington
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Artist / MakerOliver H. Willard
Date1866
Culture / OriginAmerican
Mediumalbumen silver print
DepartmentPhotograph
TypePhotograph
About the Artist

Lived in Philadelphia on 1206 Chestnut Street Willard retired several years before his death and "devoted his attention to the magic lantern." Made stereoviews, ambrotypes, cartes-de-visite, daguerroeotypes, calotypes Philadelphia Photographer' obituary, January 1876, Vol. 13, no. 145, p. 26. Known Exhibitions: Twenty-fourth Exhibition of American Manufacturers' 1854: Philadelphia, PA, Franklin Institute ' granite building (Dr. David Jayne) Twenty-fifth Exhibition of American Manufacturers Twenty-sixth Exhibition of American Manufacturers Exhibition of the National Photographic Association ' Boston, MA; June 1, 1869, National… Full biography →

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Image & data: National Gallery of Art, Washington · Licence: CC0.

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