Portrait of Actor Lawrence Barrett, 1883

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Artifact Overview

Lawrence Barrett (1838-1891) was considered one of the greatest actors of the late 1800s. He began acting professionally as a teenager in Detroit, Michigan and had a celebrated career in the United States and the United Kingdom. Barrett toured extensively with famed actor Edwin Booth in the 1880s. Photographer Napoleon Sarony, famous for his portraits of entertainers, took this photograph.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

28 October 1883

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

00.1307.20

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard

Technique

Photographic processes

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 17 in
Width: 10.5 in

Inscriptions

written on front: Laurence Barrett Oct. 28. 1883
Portrait of Actor Lawrence Barrett, 1883