COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
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AMICA ID:
CMA_.2002.46
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CMA_.2002.46
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2003
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2003
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Object Type:
Photographs
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Photographs
Object Type
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Creator Name:
O'Sullivan, Timothy H.
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O'Sullivan, Timothy H.
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Creator Nationality:
American
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American
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Creator Role:
artist
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artist
Creator Role
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Creator Dates/Places:
1840 - 1882
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1840 - 1882
Creator Dates/Places
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Biography:
Timothy H. O'Sullivan American, b. Ireland?, 1840-1882An important photographer of the American Civil War, Timothy O'Sullivan worked first for Mathew Brady, then Alexander Gardner in their Washington, D.C., studios, producing some of the war's best known images. The son of Irish immigrants, whether O'Sullivan was born in New York or Ireland remains unresolved. His photographs appear in Gardner's classic volumes, Photographic Incidents of the War (1863) and Photographic Sketchbook of the War (1866). After the war's end, O'Sullivan became a photographer for government land surveys, working from 1867-69 for Clarence King's expedition along the 40th parallel in Utah, Nevada, and California. In 1870 he was photographer for Thomas O. Selfridge's survey of the Isthmus of Darien to determine the path of the Panama Canal. That same year he was hired by Lieutenant George M. Wheeler to accompany his military surveys of the land west of the 100th meridian and expeditions to California, Nevada, and Arizona. O'Sullivan returned to work for King in 1872 before joining Wheeler again in 1873. Briefly a partner in the Washington photographic firm of Armstrong and Company, he left in 1880 to become chief photographer for the U.S. Treasury, replacing his friend and colleague Lewis Emory Walker. Throughout his work, O'Sullivan employed a spare, restrained style that appeals to the modern eye. It is perhaps significant that he remained in the employ of the government on projects in which objectivity was paramount. By contrast, works by his peers often seem influenced by the romanticism implicit in the enterprises, mining, development, and the building of railroads, that they were hired to record. T.W.F.
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Timothy H. O'Sullivan American, b. Ireland?, 1840-1882An important photographer of the American Civil War, Timothy O'Sullivan worked first for Mathew Brady, then Alexander Gardner in their Washington, D.C., studios, producing some of the war's best known images. The son of Irish immigrants, whether O'Sullivan was born in New York or Ireland remains unresolved. His photographs appear in Gardner's classic volumes, Photographic Incidents of the War (1863) and Photographic Sketchbook of the War (1866). After the war's end, O'Sullivan became a photographer for government land surveys, working from 1867-69 for Clarence King's expedition along the 40th parallel in Utah, Nevada, and California. In 1870 he was photographer for Thomas O. Selfridge's survey of the Isthmus of Darien to determine the path of the Panama Canal. That same year he was hired by Lieutenant George M. Wheeler to accompany his military surveys of the land west of the 100th meridian and expeditions to California, Nevada, and Arizona. O'Sullivan returned to work for King in 1872 before joining Wheeler again in 1873. Briefly a partner in the Washington photographic firm of Armstrong and Company, he left in 1880 to become chief photographer for the U.S. Treasury, replacing his friend and colleague Lewis Emory Walker. Throughout his work, O'Sullivan employed a spare, restrained style that appeals to the modern eye. It is perhaps significant that he remained in the employ of the government on projects in which objectivity was paramount. By contrast, works by his peers often seem influenced by the romanticism implicit in the enterprises, mining, development, and the building of railroads, that they were hired to record. T.W.F.
Biography
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Gender:
M
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M
Gender
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Creator Birth Place:
Ireland?
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Ireland?
Creator Birth Place
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Creator Death Place:
Staten Island, NY
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Staten Island, NY
Creator Death Place
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Creator Name-CRT:
Timothy H. O'Sullivan
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Timothy H. O'Sullivan
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Iceberg Canyon, Colorado River Looking Above
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Iceberg Canyon, Colorado River Looking Above
Title
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Title Type:
Primary
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Primary
Title Type
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
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Creation Date:
c. 1871
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c. 1871
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
1866
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1866
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
1876
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1876
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
albumen print from wet collodion negative
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albumen print from wet collodion negative
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Classification Term:
Photograph
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Photograph
Classification Term
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Style or Period:
America, 19th century
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America, 19th century
Style or Period
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Dimensions:
Image: 20.2cm x 27.3cm, Mounted: 35.5cm x 45.7cm
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Image: 20.2cm x 27.3cm, Mounted: 35.5cm x 45.7cm
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Owner Location
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ID Number:
2002.46
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2002.46
ID Number
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Credit Line:
John L. Severance Fund
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John L. Severance Fund
Credit Line
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.clevelandart.org/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clevelandart.org/museum/disclaim2.html</a>
Rights
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Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.2002.46.tif
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CMA_.2002.46.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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