Pauline Cushman
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In 1863, while appearing in a play in Union- occupied Louisville, Kentucky, Cushman gained entr\u00c3\u00a9e to Confederate circles by publically feigning Southern sympathies. Hailed as the darling of the rebel troops, she gathered intelligence for the North until her duplicity was discovered. Arrested, tried, and condemned to hang, she was rescued by Union forces before the sentence could be carried out."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "In recognition of Cushman\u00e2\u0080\u0099s service to the nation, she received a commendation from President Lincoln and was awarded the honorary rank of major. In June 1864, P. T. Barnum advertised that \u00e2\u0080\u009cMISS MAJOR PAULINE CUSHMAN! THE FAMOUS UNION SPY AND SCOUT,\u00e2\u0080\u009d would recount her \u00e2\u0080\u009cEXTRAORDINARY EXPLOITS and"}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "ADVENTURES\u00e2\u0080\u009dduring a series of appearances at his American Museum. Barnum also advised patrons that \u00e2\u0080\u009celegant\u00e2\u0080\u009d carte de visite portraits of Cushman would be offered for sale."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Nacida en Nueva Orleans, Luisiana"}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Una breve y peligrosa carrera como esp\u00c3\u00ada de la Uni\u00c3\u00b3n transform\u00c3\u00b3 a la modesta actriz Pauline Cushman en celebridad. En 1863, mientras actuaba en Louisville, Kentucky, ciudad ocupada por la Uni\u00c3\u00b3n, Cushman obtuvo acceso a los c\u00c3\u00adrculos confederados fingiendo simpat\u00c3\u00ada por el sur. Se convirti\u00c3\u00b3 en la actriz mimada de las tropas rebeldes y obtuvo informaci\u00c3\u00b3n para el norte hasta que la descubrieron. Fue arrestada, juzgada y condenada a la horca, pero las fuerzas de la Uni\u00c3\u00b3n la rescataron antes de su ejecuci\u00c3\u00b3n."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Por sus servicios a la naci\u00c3\u00b3n recibi\u00c3\u00b3 un recono- cimiento del presidente Lincoln y el rango honorario de mayor del ej\u00c3\u00a9rcito. En junio de 1864, P. T. Barnum anunci\u00c3\u00b3 que \u00e2\u0080\u009c\u00c2\u00a1LA SRTA. MAYOR PAULINE CUSHMAN! LA FAMOSA ESP\u00c3\u008dA DE LA UNI\u00c3\u0093N\u00e2\u0080\u009d, relatar\u00c3\u00ada sus \u00e2\u0080\u009cEXTRAORDINARIAS HAZA\u00c3\u0091AS y AVENTURAS\u00e2\u0080\u009d en una serie de presentaciones en su American Museum. Barnum a\u00c3\u00b1adi\u00c3\u00b3 que se vender\u00c3\u00adan a los asistentes retratos \u00e2\u0080\u009celegantes\u00e2\u0080\u009d de Cushman tipo carte de visite."}, {"label": "Collection Description", "content": "The Frederick Hill Meserve Collection comprises more than five thousand Civil War-era portrait negatives from the Mathew Brady photography studio in New York City. The collection, which the National Portrait Gallery acquired in 1981, includes portraits of generals, politicians, diplomats, painters, and performers. It also contains depictions of \u00e2\u0080\u009cHuman Curiosities\u00e2\u0080\u009d at P. T. Barnum\u00e2\u0080\u0099s American Museum in New York City, that, although highly exploitative, help to document the historical representations of disability in the United States."}, {"label": "Collection Description", "content": "La Colecci\u00c3\u00b3n Frederick Hill Meserve contiene m\u00c3\u00a1s de 5,000 negativos de retratos de la \u00c3\u00a9poca de la Guerra Civil provenientes del estudio fotogr\u00c3\u00a1fico de Mathew Brady en la ciudad de Nueva York. Adquirida por la National Portrait Gallery en 1981, la colecci\u00c3\u00b3n incluye retratos de militares, pol\u00c3\u00adticos, diplom\u00c3\u00a1ticos y artistas. Tambi\u00c3\u00a9n contiene im\u00c3\u00a1genes de \u00e2\u0080\u009ccuriosidades humanas\u00e2\u0080\u009d exhibidas en el American Museum de P.T. Barnum en Nueva York. Estas \u00c3\u00baltimas, a pesar de su \u00c3\u00adndole degradante, nos ayudan a documentar la representaci\u00c3\u00b3n hist\u00c3\u00b3rica de las personas discapacitadas en EE.UU."}], "creditLine": [{"label": "Credit Line", "content": "National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Frederick Hill Meserve Collection"}], "name": [{"label": "Attribution", "content": "Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894"}, {"label": "Sitter", "content": "Pauline Cushman, 10 Jun 1833 - 2 Dec 1893"}], "topic": [{"label": "Topic", "content": "Interior"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Costume\\Headgear\\Hat"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Weapon"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Weapon\\Sword\\Saber"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Costume\\Dress Accessory\\Belt"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Pauline Cushman: Female"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Pauline Cushman: Performing Arts\\Performer\\Actor"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Pauline Cushman: Military and Intelligence\\Intelligence agent\\Spy"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Portrait"}], "place": [{"label": "Place", "content": "United States\\New York\\Kings\\New York"}], "physicalDescription": [{"label": "Medium", "content": "Glass plate collodion negative"}, {"label": "Dimensions", "content": "Image: 8.8 \u00c3\u0097 5.8 cm (3 7/16 \u00c3\u0097 2 5/16\")"}, {"label": "Dimensions", "content": "Sheet: 12.7 \u00c3\u0097 10.2 cm (5 \u00c3\u0097 4\")"}], "dataSource": [{"label": "Data Source", "content": "National Portrait Gallery"}], "objectRights": [{"label": "Restrictions & Rights", "content": "CC0"}], "objectType": [{"label": "Type", "content": "Photographic Negative"}]}}, "url": "edanmdm:npg_NPG.81.M623", "hash": "0ec76edf239558373028ee30e48beebd378b0104", "docSignature": "7ee5fa0c32560129c561cb0d6c093e05", "timestamp": 1666256170, "lastTimeUpdated": 1666256131, "title": "Pauline Cushman"}