Gain Chaining The Sun: Portraits By Jeremiah Gurney Written By Christian A. Peterson Presented In Text

Gurney was a leading portrait photographer working in New York City during the second half of the nineteenth century.
Celebrated in his time, his work has since been overshadowed by the reputation of his competitor Mathew Brady.
Now, for the first time since his death a hundred years ago, Gurney's accomplishments are being brought to light.
Produced in conjunction with an exhibit at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, this volume covers Gurney's entire fiftyyear photographic career.
Gurney was declared the country's leading portraitist inwhen he won the Anthony Pitcher, the first and most

important American photography prize.
He made pictures in every major nineteenthcentury photographic medium and format beginning with the daguerreotype, capturing the images of not only ordinary men and women but also famous American and English figures such as the Prince of Wales, Charles Dickens, and Mark Twain.
Chaining the Sun is a fascinating look at the role photography played in the world of nineteenthcentury United States, both as a commercial enterprise and as an index of a rapidly changing society.
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