What is Mathew Brady?
{{Infobox Writer <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox Writer/doc]] --> | name = Mathew B. Brady | nationality = [[United States]] | image = Mathew Brady 1875 cropped.jpg | caption = Mathew B. Brady, self-portrait, circa 1875 | birth_date = 1822 | birth_place = [[Warren County, New York|Warren County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], [[United States|U.S.A.]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|1896|1|15|1822|5|28}} | death_place = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], [[United States|U.S.A.]] | spouse = Juliette Handy Brady | occupation = [[Photographer]], [[photojournalist]] | signature = Mathew Brady Signature.svg }} '''Mathew B. Brady''' (1822 – January 15, 1896) was one of the most celebrated 19th century [[United States|American]] [[photographer]]s, best known for his [[portrait]]s of [[celebrity|celebrities]] and the documentation of the [[American Civil War]]. He is credited with being the father of [[photojournalism]].<ref>{{cite book| last =Horan| first =James D.| title =Mathew Brady: Historian With a Camera| publisher =Random House| date =1988-12-12| location =New York| isbn =0517001047}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} * {{Cite book|last=Panzer|first=Mary|year=1997|title=Mathew Brady and the Image of History|publisher=Smithsonian Books|location=Washington, D.C.|isbn=1-58834-143-7 |id={{LCC|TR140.B7|P36|1997}}}} == Other websites == {{Commonscat|Mathew Brady}} * [http://www.Mathewbrady.com/ MathewBrady.com] * [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/cwbrady.html Mathew Brady biography] at [[American Memory]] of the [[Library of Congress]] * [https://www.archives.gov/research/arc/topics/civil-war/brady.html Mathew Brady Photographs] More than 6,000 photographs available in the [https://www.archives.gov/research/arc/ Archival Research Catalog] of the [[National Archives and Records Administration]] * [http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/brady/intro/cont3.htm Mathew Brady's World] – biography, timeline and analysis of Brady's work at the [[Smithsonian Institu