Mathew Brady
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Greetings! My name is Mathew Brady. I was born in Warren County, New York on May 18, 1822. I was a photographer. At age 16, I moved to Saratoga, New York, where I met famed portrait painter William Page. I became Page's student. In 1839 we traveled to Albany, New York, and then to New York City, where I continued to study painting with Page, and also with Page's former teacher, Samuel F. B. Morse. Samuel was and inventor who pioneered the daguerreotype technique in America. A daguerreotype is a photograph taken by a photgraphic process that uses an iodine-sensitized silvered plate and mercury vapor.
In 1844, I moved to New York City to open up my own studio. Later, in 1849 I moved to Washington D.C. to open up another studio. That is where I met the love of my life, Juliette Handy. We got married and had one daughter.
In 1895, I was hit by a horse pulling a wagon and was put in the hospital. I lived the last year of my life in that New York hospital’s “poor ward," until I sadly passed away on January 15, 1896 at the age of 73. I was and will be known as the "Father of Photojournalism." I also was perhaps the greatest photo-historian of the 19th century and Abraham Lincoln's favorite photographer. I was the first to take pictures of the Civil War. Although my work was unappreciated at the time, my photos turned out to be some of the most important and well-known.
In 1844, I moved to New York City to open up my own studio. Later, in 1849 I moved to Washington D.C. to open up another studio. That is where I met the love of my life, Juliette Handy. We got married and had one daughter.
In 1895, I was hit by a horse pulling a wagon and was put in the hospital. I lived the last year of my life in that New York hospital’s “poor ward," until I sadly passed away on January 15, 1896 at the age of 73. I was and will be known as the "Father of Photojournalism." I also was perhaps the greatest photo-historian of the 19th century and Abraham Lincoln's favorite photographer. I was the first to take pictures of the Civil War. Although my work was unappreciated at the time, my photos turned out to be some of the most important and well-known.
Realism Art Movement
The realism art movement was the beginning of photography. Artists began to take photos and paint artwork of the real world. When I was a part of photo realism, I took pictures of the Civil War. I also took pictures of famous generals and presidents.