Gabriel Harrison (March 25, 1818 – December 15, 1902) was an American photographer, actor, playwright, painter, and writer active in New York City. Harrison was born in Philadelphia, to an engraver dad. He moved to New York City with his family when he was six years old. In 1838, he made his theatre debut as the title character of Shakespeare’s Othello alongside Lester Wallack. Harrison started his career as a photographer in 1844 at the gallery John Plumbe. He then worked from 1847-1851 for Martin M. Lawrence. He moved to Brooklyn in 1851, opened his own gallery in Brooklyn in 1852, and remained in photography until the early 1860s. His notable photographs include a daguerreotype of Walt Whitman that was engraved in the title page of Leaves of Grass, The Infant Savior bearing the cross (ca. 1850), and California News, a daguerreotype noted for its staged narrative rather than being a simple portrait. His written works include a dramatization of Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter and biographies of actors John Howard Payne and Edwin Forrest. He supported free art schools in connection with the Brooklyn Academy of Design, of which he was a founder, and was also a portrait and landscape painter. He died in Brooklyn at age 84, and his children include daughters Viola and Beatrice and son George Washington Harrison.
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Gabriel Harrison (March 25, 1818 – December 15, 1902) was an American photographer, actor, playwright, painter, and writer active in New York City. Harrison was born in Philadelphia, to an engraver dad. He moved to New York City with his family when he was six years old. In 1838, he made his theatre debut as the title character of Shakespeare’s Othello alongside Lester Wallack. Harrison began his photography career in the gallery of John Plumbe around 1844, and worked for Martin M. Lawrence from 1847 to 1851. In 1851 Harrison moved to Brooklyn, where he opened his gallery. He remained in photography through the early 1860s. One of his most notable photos is a daguerreotype of Walt Whitman, which was engraved on the title page of Leaves of Grass and The Infant Savior with the cross (ca. 1850) and California News. This daguerreotype is notable for being more of a staged portrait than a narrative. His written works include a dramatization of Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter and biographies of actors John Howard Payne and Edwin Forrest. He supported free art schools in connection with the Brooklyn Academy of Design, of which he was a founder, and was also a portrait and landscape painter. He died in Brooklyn at age 84, and his children include daughters Viola and Beatrice and son George Washington Harrison.
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- 1 Works
- 2 References
- 3 External links
- 3.1 A Game of No Rule
- 3.2 Wild Thoughts
- 3.3 Peng You Xin
- 3.4 Second Chance Secrets (Harrison Billionaires Book 3)
- 3.5 Trail Map Angeles Front Country (Tom Harrison Maps)
- 3.6 Revenge Secrets (Harrison Billionaires Book 5)
- 3.7 Protector Secrets (Harrison Billionaires Book 2)
- 3.8 Georgia Men's Carbo Tec-M Farm and Ranch, Prairie Chestnut, 9 2E US
- 3.9 The Next Shift: The Fall of Industry and the Rise of Health Care in Rust Belt America
- 3.10 Hymns of Reflection
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Last update 2021-08-06