Accession Number
2008/2.196.5

Title
Admiral Andrew Hull Foote

Artist(s)

Object Creation Date
circa 1862-1865

Medium & Support
albumen print on paper

Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Seymour and Barbara K. Adelson

Subject matter
In this photograph, United States Navy Admiral Andrew Hull Foote sits at a slight turn in the lower-left corner. His penetrating gaze is directed slightly upward. His piercing expression, as well as his arched shoulders and the sword that lies across his lap, all suggest he is about to spring into action. The backdrop is almost completely blank, which serves to decontextualize the sitter. Foote served largely in the Western Theater along the Mississippi River during the American Civil War (1861-65). Here he poses for Mathew Brady, who produced a large number of cartes-de-visite of various Union Army and Navy officers during the war. 

Physical Description
Half-length seated portrait of a bearded man in a military uniform.

Primary Object Classification
Photograph

Collection Area
Photography

Rights
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Keywords
armed forces
beards
cartes-de-visite (card photographs)
dress swords
military uniforms
officers (administrators)
portraits