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Martin M. Lawrence
Born	1808 United States
Died	1859 United States
Occupation	Daguerreotypist

Martin M. Lawrence (1808–1859) was an American daguerreotypist active in New York City. A contemporary of Mathew Brady and Jeremiah Gurney, Lawrence was known for his large daguerreotypes known as "mammoths" and allegorical subjects. He was one of the few American photographers who exhibited at the 1851 Great Exhibition in London, winning a prize for his work. He was elected president of the American Daguerre Association in 1852.

References

1. Newhall, Beaumont (1976). The Daguerreotype in America. Courier Corporation. pp. 56–61. ISBN 978-0-486-23322-2.
2. "Correction" (PDF). The Hudson River Valley Review. 30 (1): 109. Autumn 2013.
3. Burchard, S. D. (1851). "Martin M. Lawrence and the Daguerrean Art". The Photographic Art-Journal. 1: 103–106.

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