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Alexander Gardner in Review

There are many misconceptions concerning the life and photographs of Alexander Gardner. It has been stated repeatedly that Gardner left Mathew Brady's studio because he was slighted by not receiving credit for photographs he made. It has come to light that not only was that not the reason for the split but that Gardner himself sometimes did not give credit to photographers working for him, especially when images were reproduced as woodcuts in such publications as Harper's Weekly. Furthermore, there has been little acknowledgement of Gardner's 1867 Western series and portfolio, the earliest comprehensive survey of the western landscape that remains today, or of his notable and substantial documentation of North American Indians. Other than his seminal work Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, Gardner's photographically illustrated books have also been overlooked by scholars. In addition, the publication date of Gardner's Sketch Book has often been given erroneously as 1865. Documents establish that the first Sketch Book sets became available at the end of January 1866.