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MATTHEW BRADY
born: may 18 1822
education: National Academy of Design
events during lifetime: The Civil War
studied under Samuel F.B. Morse
Brady went into debt
Brady became William Page's student at age 16
the style is very simple and sophisticated
first introduced at age 16 discovered from Samuel F.B. Morse and William Page
Brady was one of Morse's first students after developing daguerreotype- a photographic process
Brady's work is still portraits that had to be exposed for long periods of time like daguerreotype
Brady had a small contribution to developing daguerreotype
he also worked on ambrotype photography
Brady associated with Samuel F.B Morse and William Page
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