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Edward Anthony

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WA-00116058

Photography

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The Exact Instant

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1949

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Museum of Modern Art, New York

1944

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Smithsonianhttps://www.si.edu/object/npg_S_NPG.79.246.58
Tier 1 · Institutional90%

About

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Edward Anthony was an American photographer and one of the founders of E. & H. T. Anthony & Company which was the largest manufacturer and distributor of photographic supplies in the United States during the 19th century. Edward Anthony was a brother of Henry T. Anthony and had a very close business relationship with Mathew Brady.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (1)

Untitled (Portrait of a Man)

1845 · Daguerreotype

8.2 × 7 cm (3 1/4 × 2 13/16 in.); Open case: 9.2 × 16 × 1 cm (3 5/8 × 6 5/16 × 7/16 in.); Case: 9.2 × 8 × 1.5 cm (3 5/8 × 3 3/16 × 5/8 in.); Plate: 8.3 × 7 cm (3 1/4 × 2 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Art Institute Chicago
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Group Exhibition The Exact Instant

New York · 1949

Group Exhibition Photography

New York · 1944