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Iceberg Canyon, Colorado River, Looking Above
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| Artist / Maker | Timothy H. O’Sullivan |
|---|---|
| Date | 1871 |
| Culture / Origin | American |
| Medium | albumen silver print |
| Department | Photograph |
| Type | Photograph |
About the Artist
Timothy H. O'Sullivan American, b. Ireland?, 1840-1882 An 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… Full biography →
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Image & data: National Gallery of Art, Washington · Licence: CC0.
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