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When the early photographer William Mumler developed his glass plates, he sometimes found a ghost had slipped into the picture. Was he a fraud? A medium? A grief counselor?

Author and curator Peter Manseau explains how Mumler found himself at the crossroads of an emerging technology, and a wave of grief for those lost during the Civil War, and how his spirit photography eventually landed him in court.

See the portraits we discuss:

P.T. Barnum, by the Mathew Brady Studio

‘Cracked-Plate’ Lincoln, by Alexander Gardner

Mary Todd Lincoln, by William Mumler

… continue reading

72 episode

#Fine Arts #Society #Deborah Sisum #National Portrait Gallery #Arts

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Capturing Ghosts

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published 3+ y ago

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Konten disediakan oleh Deborah Sisum and National Portrait Gallery. Semua konten podcast termasuk episode, grafik, dan deskripsi podcast diunggah dan disediakan langsung oleh Deborah Sisum and National Portrait Gallery atau mitra platform podcast mereka. Jika Anda yakin seseorang menggunakan karya berhak cipta Anda tanpa izin, Anda dapat mengikuti proses yang diuraikan di sini https://id.player.fm/legal.

When the early photographer William Mumler developed his glass plates, he sometimes found a ghost had slipped into the picture. Was he a fraud? A medium? A grief counselor?

Author and curator Peter Manseau explains how Mumler found himself at the crossroads of an emerging technology, and a wave of grief for those lost during the Civil War, and how his spirit photography eventually landed him in court.

See the portraits we discuss:

P.T. Barnum, by the Mathew Brady Studio

‘Cracked-Plate’ Lincoln, by Alexander Gardner

Mary Todd Lincoln, by William Mumler

… continue reading

72 episode

#Fine Arts #Society #Deborah Sisum #National Portrait Gallery #Arts

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