Artist
Timothy H. O'Sullivan (American, born Ireland, 1840–1882)American, born Ireland, 1840–1882
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Wall in the Grand Cañon, Colorado River
Date1871
MediumAlbumen silver print from glass negative
DimensionsImage: 10 13/16 × 7 15/16 in. (27.5 × 20.2 cm)
Sheet: 10 13/16 × 7 15/16 in. (27.5 × 20.2 cm)
Mount: 16 13/16 × 12 7/8 in. (42.7 × 32.7 cm)
Sheet: 10 13/16 × 7 15/16 in. (27.5 × 20.2 cm)
Mount: 16 13/16 × 12 7/8 in. (42.7 × 32.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by The Brown Foundation, Inc., The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2004.629
Non exposé
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Bought by Manfred Heiting from Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited:"The American Landscape East to West: Themes in Painting and Photography, 1780-1910" at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, september 6, 2003-January 19, 2004.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed on mount, recto, left top: "Explorations in Nevada and Arizona"
Center: "War Department Corps of Engineers U.S. Army" and seal right top: "Expedition of 1871 - Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, Corri'd'g"
Marked in pencil, verso, lower left corner: "TOS 139.Y"
Upper left edge: "MUS.ERA p1. 54"
Bottom left under image: "T.H.O'Sullivan, Phot."
Bottom right under image: "No11"
Beneath image: "Wall in the Grand Cañon, Colorado River"
Center: "War Department Corps of Engineers U.S. Army" and seal right top: "Expedition of 1871 - Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, Corri'd'g"
Marked in pencil, verso, lower left corner: "TOS 139.Y"
Upper left edge: "MUS.ERA p1. 54"
Bottom left under image: "T.H.O'Sullivan, Phot."
Bottom right under image: "No11"
Beneath image: "Wall in the Grand Cañon, Colorado River"
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