Thus began a long, unique relationship that Lowry deftly explored in his new book, The Photographer and the President: Abraham Lincoln, Alexander Gardner, and the Images That Made a Presidency.

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president ... MORE: The photo is attributed to Alexander Gardner, 1821-1882, ... Determining exact photographers who took early photos of Lincoln is difficult.

Alexander Gardner, who took more photographs of Abraham Lincoln than anyone, shot several of the 16th president on Nov. 8, 1863, 11 days before Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address.

This Gardner portrait of Abraham Lincoln was taken on February 24, 1861, just before his inauguration on March 4. Lincoln was said to be hiding his right hand because it was swollen from shaking ...

Alexander Gardner, ... From dingy boxes he pulled portraits of Abraham Lincoln, ... Gardner "took more photos than anybody else," said Bob Zeller, ...

The photo by Alexander Gardner was the last studio portrait of the president just two months before Lincoln’s assassination in April 1865. Some call it the most haunting portrait of any president.

When you think of Civil War photography, you might think of the man known as the father of the genre, Mathew Brady, and not his one-time assistant, Alexander Gardner.Many of Gardner’s photographs are ...

You probably can’t see him, but Abraham Lincoln is there, under that portico in the picture above, delivering his first inaugural address—the famous speech in which he attempted to address the ...

Press Image, "Shooting Lincoln: Photography and the Sixteenth President". On view at the Chrysler Museum of Art February 10, 2015-June 14, 2015. Abraham Lincoln November 8, 1863 Alexander Gardner ...