Ruins of Gaines’ Mill, Virginia, from Gardner’s Sketchbook of the Civil War

John Reekie, Ruins of Gaines' Mill, Virginia, from Gardner's Sketchbook of the Civil War, 1865, published 1865, albumen silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1994.91.155
John Reekie, Ruins of Gaines' Mill, Virginia, from Gardner's Sketchbook of the Civil War, 1865, published 1865, albumen silver print, sheet and image: 7 x 9 in. (17.8 x 22.9 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1994.91.155
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Artwork Details

Title
Ruins of Gaines’ Mill, Virginia, from Gardner’s Sketchbook of the Civil War
Artist
Printer
Date
1865, published 1865
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet and image: 7 x 9 in. (17.8 x 22.9 cm.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
Mediums Description
albumen silver print
Classifications
Subjects
  • History — United States — Civil War
  • History — United States — Civil War
  • Landscape — Virginia
  • Figure — fragment — skeleton
  • Architecture Exterior — industry — mill
  • Architecture Exterior — ruins
  • History — United States — Battle of Gaines’ Mill
Object Number
1994.91.155
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1994.91.155

Works by this artist (2 items)

John Reekie, Ruins of Gaines' Mill, Virginia, from Gardner's Sketchbook of the Civil War, 1865, published 1865, albumen silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1994.91.155
Ruins of Gaines’ Mill, Virginia, from Gardner’s Sketchbook…
Artist
Date1865, published 1865
albumen silver print
Not on view
John Reekie, Medical Supply Boat, Appomattox Landing, Virginia, from Gardner's Sketchbook of the Civil War, 1865, published 1865, albumen silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1994.91.154
Medical Supply Boat, Appomattox Landing, Virginia, from…
Artist
Date1865, published 1865
albumen silver print
Not on view

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