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'''Jeremiah Gurney''' (October 17, 1812 &ndash; April 21, 1895), was an American [[daguerreotype]] photographer operating in New York.
'''Jeremiah Gurney''' (October 17, 1812 &ndash; April 21, 1895) was an American [[daguerreotype]] photographer operating in New York.


==Biography==
==Biography==
Gurney worked in the jewelry trade in [[Saratoga, New York]], but learned about the daguerreotype from [[Samuel Morse]], took up photography, and after moving to [[New York City]], began selling photographs alongside jewelry from his shop.<ref name=HistoricCamera>http://historiccamera.com/cgi-bin/librarium2/pm.cgi?action=app_display&app=datasheet&app_id=243</ref> Different sources call him either the owner of the first photographic gallery in America and second practitioner after Morse,<ref name=HistoricCamera /> or merely one of the earliest practitioners in New York City and "one of the first" photographic galleries on Broadway.<ref name=MMOA>[https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/285472 Metropolitan Museum of Art]</ref>
Gurney worked in the jewelry trade in [[Little Falls, New York]], but soon moved his business to New York City and shortly after turned to photography, having been instructed and inspired by [[Samuel Morse]]. He was one of the pioneering practitioners of the daguerreotype process, opening the first American photo gallery at 189 Broadway in 1840, and charging $5 for a portrait.


The Metropolitan Museum of Art credits his success to him "producing the finest daguerreotypes in [[Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898|Gotham]]", and praises his "tonally delicate, startlingly three-dimensional portraits" such as his "Two Girls in Identical Dresses".<ref name=MMOA /> A ''[[Scientific American]]'' article, reviewing an 1853 photographic display at the [[The Crystal Palace|Crystal Palace]] in London praises American photographers and calls out the "exquisite taste and skill displayed in the pictures of Gurney and others" at the exposition.<ref name=ScientificAmerican>{{cite journal |title=Crystal Palace Exhibits of 1853 |journal=Scientific American |date=August 20, 1853 |volume=8 |issue=49 |url=http://www.historiccamera.com/cgi-bin/librarium2/pm.cgi?action=app_display&app=datasheet&app_id=234 |access-date=19 November 2022}}</ref>
He created remarkably detailed portraits, using to the full the remarkable tonal rendition of the process. He selected his clients from New York's society elite, calling them "Distinguished Persons of the Age" and eschewing the political and entertainment figures favoured by his rival, [[Mathew Brady]]. The quality of Gurney's portraits soon ensconced him as the finest daguerreotypist in [[Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898|Gotham]].<ref>[http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/adag/ho_2005.100.325.htm Metropolitan Museum of Art]</ref>


Photographer of the American Civil War [[Mathew B. Brady]] was a journeyman in the firm that made the cases for Gurney's shop, and was inspired to enter photography by Gurney's success, starting up a rival firm.<ref name=HistoricCamera />
Gurney's photographic skills received numerous accolades, including a write-up in the [[Scientific American]] of 5 December 1846. The [[New York Illustrated News]], in an 1853 article, wrote that his establishment at 349 Broadway ''"consisted of nine spacious rooms, devoted exclusively to this art."'' In the 1840s Gurney showed his images at numerous exhibitions such as the [[American Institute Fair]] and later at the [[The Crystal Palace|Crystal Palace]] in London, achieving international renown. His business flourished and in 1858 he built a three-story white marble studio at 707 Broadway to house his pictures, and it was the first building built for the sole purpose of photography in the United States.


One of the things Gurney is best known for is having taken the only known photograph of Abraham Lincoln in death.<ref>''Treasures of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library'';&nbsp;&nbsp;edited by Glenna R. Schroeder-Lein;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page 101</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Baram |first=Marcus |title=The amazing story behind the only photograph of President Lincoln in death |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/the-last-photo-of-abe-lincoln-2015-4 |access-date=October 19, 2015 |date=Apr 14, 2015 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Abraham Lincoln Pictures |url=https://www.americancivilwarstory.com/abraham-lincoln-pictures.html |access-date=October 19, 2015 |website=American Civil War Stories}}</ref>
Gurney played a leading role in the training of the first wave of pioneering photographers such Mathew Brady, who made a name for himself as a civil war photographer. Brady had been employed as a journeyman making jewelry cases for E. Anthony & Co., and also made display cases for Gurney's daguerreotypes.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:Harvard Theatre Collection - Nelse Seymour TCS 1.946.jpg|Actor Nelse Seymour
File:Harvard Theatre Collection - Nelse Seymour TCS 1.946.jpg|Actor Nelse Seymour
File:Harvard Theatre Collection - D. E. Bandmann TCS 1.1052.jpg|Actor [[Daniel E. Bandmann]]
File:Harvard Theatre Collection - D. E. Bandmann TCS 1.1052.jpg|Actor [[Daniel E. Bandmann]]
File:White swans, by J. Gurney & Son.jpg|Swans in Central Park, New York
File:White swans, by J. Gurney & Son.jpg|Swans in [[Central Park]], New York
File:J._Gurney_%26_Son_-_J.E.B._Stuart.jpg|CSA General [[J. E. B. Stuart]]
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==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
* Peterson, Christian A. ''Chaining the Sun: Portraits by Jeremiah Gurney'', ISBN 978-0-8166-3656-3, University of Minnesota Press (1999)
* Peterson, Christian A. ''Chaining the Sun: Portraits by Jeremiah Gurney'', {{ISBN|978-0-8166-3656-3}}, University of Minnesota Press (1999)


==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category|Photographs by J. Gurney and Son}}
{{commons category|Jeremiah Gurney}}
*[http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/adag/hd_adag.htm The Metropolitan Museum of Art]
*[http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/adag/hd_adag.htm The Metropolitan Museum of Art]
*[http://www.jeremiahgurney.com/ The Memoirs of Jeremiah Gurney]
*[http://www.jeremiahgurney.com/ The Memoirs of Jeremiah Gurney]
*[http://www.alphonsegallery.zenfolio.com/gurney/ Private Gurney Collection at Alphonse Gallery]
*[http://www.alphonsegallery.zenfolio.com/gurney/ Private Gurney Collection at Alphonse Gallery]


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| DATE OF BIRTH = October 17, 1812
| PLACE OF BIRTH = Coeymans, Albany County, New York
| DATE OF DEATH = April 21, 1895
| PLACE OF DEATH = Coxsackie, Greene County, New York
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Revision as of 00:53, 13 November 2023

Self-portrait, c. 1869
Two Girls in Identical Dresses, c. 1857, located at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC
Gurney's Daguerrean Saloon
inside 349 Broadway,
c. 1853

Jeremiah Gurney (October 17, 1812 – April 21, 1895) was an American daguerreotype photographer operating in New York.

Biography

Gurney worked in the jewelry trade in Saratoga, New York, but learned about the daguerreotype from Samuel Morse, took up photography, and after moving to New York City, began selling photographs alongside jewelry from his shop.[1] Different sources call him either the owner of the first photographic gallery in America and second practitioner after Morse,[1] or merely one of the earliest practitioners in New York City and "one of the first" photographic galleries on Broadway.[2]

The Metropolitan Museum of Art credits his success to him "producing the finest daguerreotypes in Gotham", and praises his "tonally delicate, startlingly three-dimensional portraits" such as his "Two Girls in Identical Dresses".[2] A Scientific American article, reviewing an 1853 photographic display at the Crystal Palace in London praises American photographers and calls out the "exquisite taste and skill displayed in the pictures of Gurney and others" at the exposition.[3]

Photographer of the American Civil War Mathew B. Brady was a journeyman in the firm that made the cases for Gurney's shop, and was inspired to enter photography by Gurney's success, starting up a rival firm.[1]

One of the things Gurney is best known for is having taken the only known photograph of Abraham Lincoln in death.[4][5][6]

Gallery

References

  1. ^ a b c http://historiccamera.com/cgi-bin/librarium2/pm.cgi?action=app_display&app=datasheet&app_id=243
  2. ^ a b Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. ^ "Crystal Palace Exhibits of 1853". Scientific American. 8 (49). August 20, 1853. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  4. ^ Treasures of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library;  edited by Glenna R. Schroeder-Lein;  Page 101
  5. ^ Baram, Marcus (April 14, 2015). "The amazing story behind the only photograph of President Lincoln in death". Business Insider. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  6. ^ "Abraham Lincoln Pictures". American Civil War Stories. Retrieved October 19, 2015.

Bibliography

  • Peterson, Christian A. Chaining the Sun: Portraits by Jeremiah Gurney, ISBN 978-0-8166-3656-3, University of Minnesota Press (1999)

External links

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