Mathew Brady

January 9, 2024
Photographer

Quick Facts

Mathew Brady
Full Name Mathew Brady
Occupation Photographer
Date Of Birth May 18, 1822(1822-05-18)
Age 202
Date Of Death January 15, 1896
Birthplace Warren
Country United States
Birth City New York
Horoscope Taurus

Mathew Brady Biography

Name Mathew Brady
Birthday May 18
Birth Year 1822
Place Of Birth Warren
Home Town New York
Birth Country United States
Birth Sign Taurus
Parents Samantha Julia Brady, Andrew Brady
Spouse Juliette Handy

Mathew Brady is one of the most popular and richest Photographer who was born on May 18, 1822 in Warren, New York, United States. He is famous for the portraits he took of famous people as well as his reporting in his coverage of the American Civil War, he was awarded the title “The Father of Photojournalism.”

He took pictures of every one, if not all among the presidents who were in America from He photographed all but one of the 19 presidents whose administrations served America between John Quincy Adams and William McKinley. and William McKinley.

His Irish immigrants parents raised him along with twin older brothers living in Warren County, New York in the 1820s.

Mathew Brady Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Photographer
House Living in own house.

Mathew Brady is one of the richest Photographer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mathew Brady 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He became an pupil of artist William Paige when he was 16 years old.

He sold tiny portraits of sons who were off to fight to their parents following an advertisement within The New York Daily Tribune with the words, “You cannot tell how soon it may be too late.”

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Mathew Brady Dating?

According to our records, Mathew Brady married to Juliette Handy. As of December 1, 2023, Mathew Brady’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Mathew Ranked on the list of most popular Photographer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Mathew Brady celebrates birthday on May 18 of every year.

Why was Mathew Brady important?

Mathew Brady is often referred to as the father of photojournalism and is most well known for his documentation of the Civil War. His photographs, and those he commissioned, had a tremendous impact on society at the time of the war, and continue to do so today.

What caused Mathew Brady's poverty?

Depressed by his financial situation and loss of eyesight , and devastated by the death of his wife in 1887, he died penniless in the charity ward of Presbyterian Hospital in New York City on January 15, 1896, from complications following a streetcar accident.

Who was Matthew Brady and why was his work significant?

Mathew Brady, also called Mathew B. 1823, near Lake George, New York, U.S.—died January 15, 1896, New York, New York), well-known 19th-century American photographer who was celebrated for his portraits of politicians and his photographs of the American Civil War.

How many presidents did Mathew Brady photograph?

Brady photographed 18 of the 19 American Presidents from John Quincy Adams to William McKinley.

How did Mathew Brady change the way America viewed war?

In 1862 Brady shocked America by displaying Alexander Gardner’s and James Gibson’s photographs of battlefield corpses from Antietam. This exhibition marked the first time most people witnessed the carnage of war. The New York Times said that Brady had brought “home to us the terrible reality and earnestness of war.”

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