Brooklyn Sanitary Fair

A. Brown & Co.

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Object Label

During the Civil War, fairs were organized by local charities and women’s organizations in coordination with the United States Sanitary Commission to raise money for clothing, food, medical supplies, and other provisions for the Union Army. The highly successful Brooklyn Sanitary Fair, hosted at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, then on Montague Street, raised funds through special events such as the Calico Ball and ongoing attractions including moving dioramas (a precursor to motion pictures), live music, a soda bar, and a Museum of Arts, Relics, and Curiosities.

This interior view of the Brooklyn Academy of Music depicts the space as it appeared from the second-story balcony.

Caption

A. Brown & Co.. Brooklyn Sanitary Fair, 1864. Lithograph on wove paper, sheet: 14 1/16 x 16 1/4 in. (35.7 x 41.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Samuel E. Haslett, 22.1908. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

American Art

Title

Brooklyn Sanitary Fair

Date

1864

Geography

Place made: United States

Medium

Lithograph on wove paper

Classification

Print

Dimensions

sheet: 14 1/16 x 16 1/4 in. (35.7 x 41.2 cm)

Credit Line

Bequest of Samuel E. Haslett

Accession Number

22.1908

Rights

No known copyright restrictions

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