Object details

Accession number

ARC.008126

Creators

• Marian Adams (Boston, 1843 - 1885, Washington DC) - primary
• Nelson Appleton Miles (Westminster, Massachusetts, 1839 - 1925, Washington, D.C.) - subject

Full title

General Nelson A. Miles

Creation Date

1885

Object Case

Presidents And Statesmen Case

Provenance

Possibly acquired through the historian, novelist and critic Henry Adams (1838-1918) who was the husband of photographer Marian "Clover" Adams.

Marks

Signed in pen (lower center): Nelson A. MilesInscribed in pen in Marian Adams's hand (lower right): Gen Miles / March 3, 1885

Dimensions

21.3 x 13.1 cm (8 3/8 x 5 3/16 in.)

Display Media

Platinum print

Web Commentary

Marian “Clover” Adams photographed her friend and former Civil War general for the Union Army Nelson A. Miles in 1885. Posed in profile with a star-studded flag artfully draped behind him, Clover’s dexterity with the gradation of light to dark is evident.Miles was also an acquaintance of Isabella’s, and she kept this photograph in the Presidents and Statesmen Case in the Long Gallery. Alongside it are memorabilia related to other American dignitaries and politicians. 

Permanent Gallery Location

Long Gallery

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