Black Canon, From Camp 8, Looking Above
Timothy H. O'Sullivan, American, 1840 - 1882
1871; print about 1873
Albumen silver print from wet collodian negative, on original lithographed mount
Overall: 20 × 28 1/8 in. (50.8 × 71.4 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Purchased through gifts from the Class of 1955 in honor of their sixtieth reunion
2015.26
Geography/Culture
North America, United States
Period
19th century
Object Name
Photograph
Classification
Photograph
Not on view
Inscription
Stamped, lower center, in blue ink: [in outer circle:] DIVISION OF PRINTS [inside middle circle:] L. C.; stamped, lower center, in purple ink: SURPLUS / DUPLICATE / LIBRARY / OF / CONGRESS; Numbered, lower center, in graphite: 47639 [the 9 of this number is overlapped with the beginning of the word “Duplicate” in the stamp previously described]
Published References
Dingus, Rick. The Photographic Artifacts of Timothy O’Sullivan. Albuquerque: The University of New Mexico Press, 1982.
Kelsey, Robin E. “Viewing the Archive: Timothy O’Sullivan’s Photographs for the Wheeler Survey.” The Art Bulletin. 85.4. (Dec. 2003) 702-723.
Provenance
The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.; Charles Isaacs Photographs, Inc., New York, New York; Sold to present collection, 2015.
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