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Pediment sculpture, U.S. Capitol – Vintage Print

Pediment sculpture, U.S. Capitol, [1862?] — historic photograph
Pediment sculpture, U.S. Capitol, [1862?]. Historic photograph from the U.S. Capitol collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Pediment sculpture, U.S. Capitol

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Carved into the stone of the U.S. Capitol, this pediment sculpture is the subject of an albumen print that the record dates to about 1862, though the exact year is uncertain. The building was still unfinished during the Civil War, with its dome and additions under construction, so the carving stood as a symbol of the national government while the Union was fighting to hold itself together. The print is attributed to Andrew J. Russell, whose wartime photographs of the period are widely studied. Albumen prints of this era captured fine detail in stone, which makes the sculpture's figures and architectural lines especially clear.

Created / published[1862?]
Medium1 photographic print : albumen.
GenreAlbumen prints 1860-1870.
NotesNo. 274. Title from item. Published in: Russell's Civil War photographs : 116 historic prints / by Andrew J. Russell ; with a preface by Joe Buberger and Matthew Isenberg. New York : Dover Publications, c1982, no. 82.
SubjectsUnited States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)--1860-1870. Sculpture--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,164 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-132883

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