Alexander Gardner, 17 Oct 1821 - 10 Dec 1882 Search this
Sitter:
Andrew Johnson, 29 Dec 1808 - 31 Jul 1875 Search this
Medium:
Albumen silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 31.8 × 47cm (12 1/2 × 18 1/2")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1867
Exhibition Label:
On February 23, 1867, Alexander Gardner was invited to the White House to photograph Native delegates who had traveled to Washington to negotiate with the federal government. President Andrew Johnson stands on the upper central balcony and is flanked by Commissioner of Indian Affairs Lewis V. Bogy (to his right) and Secretary of the Interior Orville H. Browning (to his left). In turn, Bogy and Browning are positioned next to Ojibwe leader Hole in the Day and Kaw leader Allegawaho, respectively. Most of the delegates Gardner photographed in his studio also appear here, including, in the front row, Iron Nation and Medicine Bull (both Sicangu Lakota) and Long Foot and Little Bird (both Ihanktonwan Nakota), and, on the balcony between the rightmost colonnade, Yellow Hawk (Itazipacola Lakota); all of their portraits are on display in this gallery.
