Timothy H. O'Sullivan

(American, 1840–1882)

Timothy H. O’Sullivan was an American photographer best known for his images of the American Civil War and landscapes of the West. The austerely sculptural images he captured of river canyons in Colorado are among his most acclaimed works. “His landscapes are as precisely and as economically composed as a good masonry wall,” John Szarkowski once wrote of his photographs. “It is as though every square inch of the precious glass plate, carried so far at so great an effort, had to be justified completely.” Born in c. 1840 in Ireland, he grew up in New York, beginning his photography career as an apprentice to Mathew Brady. In 1861, O’Sullivan accompanied Brady to photograph images of the Civil War, where he established himself through capturing the carnage at the Battle of Gettysburg. In the decades that followed, the artist traveled on geological surveys sponsored by the US government, where he carried around the materials he needed to develop photos in a wagon and in his bags. He later photographed Apache scouts, Zuni pueblos, and the ruins of the cliff-dwelling culture of Canyon de Chelly. O’Sullivan died on January 14, 1882 in Staten Island, NY. Today, his photographs are held in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, and The Museum of Modern Art in New York, among others.

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Timothy H. O'Sullivan (210 results)
Historic Spanish Record of the Conquest,..., 1873

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Historic Spanish Record of the Conquest,..., 1873

Sale Date: December 11, 2012

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Aboriginal life among the Navajoe Indians,..., 1871

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Aboriginal life among the Navajoe Indians,..., 1871

Sale Date: October 3, 2012

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Black Canon, Colorado River, looking above..., 1871

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Black Canon, Colorado River, looking above..., 1871

Sale Date: October 3, 2012

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Cereus giganteus, Arizona, 1871

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Cereus giganteus, Arizona, 1871

Sale Date: October 3, 2012

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Section of South Side of Zuni Pueblo,..., 1873–1874

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Section of South Side of Zuni Pueblo,..., 1873–1874

Sale Date: October 3, 2012

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Alpine Lake, Cerro Blanco Mountains, Col.,..., 1874

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Alpine Lake, Cerro Blanco Mountains, Col.,..., 1874

Sale Date: October 3, 2012

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The Halt, 1864

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

The Halt, 1864

Sale Date: May 1, 2012

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South side of Inscription Rock, N.M., 1873

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

South side of Inscription Rock, N.M., 1873

Sale Date: April 3, 2012

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Black Cañon, Colorado River, looking above..., 1871

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Black Cañon, Colorado River, looking above..., 1871

Sale Date: October 5, 2011

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Ancient ruins in the Cañon de Chelle, N.M., 1873

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Ancient ruins in the Cañon de Chelle, N.M., 1873

Sale Date: April 6, 2011

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Black Cañon, Colorado River (from Camp 8,..., 1871

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Black Cañon, Colorado River (from Camp 8,..., 1871

Sale Date: April 6, 2011

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North Folk Cañon, Sierra Blanca creek, Arizona, 1873

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

North Folk Cañon, Sierra Blanca creek, Arizona, 1873

Sale Date: October 19, 2010

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The halt, 1864

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

The halt, 1864

Sale Date: June 9, 2010

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Lake in Conejos Cañon, Col., 1871–1874

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Lake in Conejos Cañon, Col., 1871–1874

Sale Date: December 8, 2009

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Rock carved by drifting sand, below..., 1871

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Rock carved by drifting sand, below..., 1871

Sale Date: December 8, 2009

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Distant view of Camp Apache, Arizona, 1872–1873

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Distant view of Camp Apache, Arizona, 1872–1873

Sale Date: October 22, 2009

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Ancient ruins in the canyon de Chelle, N.M., 1873

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Ancient ruins in the canyon de Chelle, N.M., 1873

Sale Date: October 21, 2008

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Ancient ruins in the Cañon de Chelle, N.M., 1873

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Ancient ruins in the Cañon de Chelle, N.M., 1873

Sale Date: April 7, 2008

Auction Closed

Petersburg, Johnson's mill, 1865

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Petersburg, Johnson's mill, 1865

Sale Date: February 7, 2008

Auction Closed

Canyon de Chelley, 1873

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Canyon de Chelley, 1873

Sale Date: December 13, 2007

Auction Closed

Tropical scenery, Great Falls, Limon River, 1870

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Tropical scenery, Great Falls, Limon River, 1870

Sale Date: December 13, 2007

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Historic Spanish rof the conquest, south..., 1873

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Historic Spanish rof the conquest, south..., 1873

Sale Date: November 29, 2007

Auction Closed

Ancient ruins in the Cañon de Chelle, NM,..., 1873

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Ancient ruins in the Cañon de Chelle, NM,..., 1873

Sale Date: November 7, 2007

Auction Closed

Black Canyon, Colorado River (from Camp 8,..., 1871

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Black Canyon, Colorado River (from Camp 8,..., 1871

Sale Date: October 15, 2007

Auction Closed

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