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

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

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

Sale Date: October 12, 2000

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The Church of San Miguel, the oldest in , 1873–1873

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

The Church of San Miguel, the oldest in , 1873–1873

Sale Date: October 12, 2000

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Historic Spanish record of the..., 1873–1873

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Historic Spanish record of the..., 1873–1873

Sale Date: October 11, 2000

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Lake in Conejos, Colorado, 1874–1874

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Lake in Conejos, Colorado, 1874–1874

Sale Date: April 6, 2000

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Ancient ruins in the Cañon de Chelley, 1873–1873

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Ancient ruins in the Cañon de Chelley, 1873–1873

Sale Date: April 4, 2000

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Entrance to Black Canon, Colorado..., 1871–1871

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Entrance to Black Canon, Colorado..., 1871–1871

Sale Date: October 7, 1999

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Black Cañon, Colorado River, from Camp..., 1870–1879

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Black Cañon, Colorado River, from Camp..., 1870–1879

Sale Date: June 9, 1999

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Aboriginal life among the Navajoe..., 1873–1873

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Aboriginal life among the Navajoe..., 1873–1873

Sale Date: May 7, 1999

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Interior view of breastworks on Round..., 1863–1863

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Interior view of breastworks on Round..., 1863–1863

Sale Date: April 19, 1999

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Signal tower on Elk Mountain..., 1865–1865

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Signal tower on Elk Mountain..., 1865–1865

Sale Date: February 11, 1999

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Canyon of the Colorado River, near the..., 1873–1873

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Canyon of the Colorado River, near the..., 1873–1873

Sale Date: October 5, 1998

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Black Canyon, Colorado River, looking..., 1871–1871

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Black Canyon, Colorado River, looking..., 1871–1871

Sale Date: October 5, 1998

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South side of Inscription Rock, New..., 1873–1873

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

South side of Inscription Rock, New..., 1873–1873

Sale Date: October 5, 1998

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Tropical scenery, Fortress of San Lorenzo,..., 1870

Attributed to Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Tropical scenery, Fortress of San Lorenzo,..., 1870

Sale Date: April 19, 1997

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Canon de Chelle, walls of the Grand Canyon..., 1873

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Canon de Chelle, walls of the Grand Canyon..., 1873

Sale Date: October 2, 1996

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Expedition party of the Darién Survey,..., 1870

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Expedition party of the Darién Survey,..., 1870

Sale Date: December 5, 1995

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Interior view of Breastworks on Round Top,..., 1863

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Interior view of Breastworks on Round Top,..., 1863

Sale Date: May 3, 1995

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Major General Plesanton and General..., 1860–1869

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Major General Plesanton and General..., 1860–1869

Sale Date: April 4, 1995

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Bluff opposite Big Horn Camp, Black Canon,..., 1872

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Bluff opposite Big Horn Camp, Black Canon,..., 1872

Sale Date: November 13, 1994

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QUARLES' MILL, NORTH ANNA, 1864

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

QUARLES' MILL, NORTH ANNA, 1864

Sale Date: October 3, 1994

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GROUP OF PAH-UTE INDIANS, NEVADA, 1871

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

GROUP OF PAH-UTE INDIANS, NEVADA, 1871

Sale Date: October 3, 1994

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HISTORIC SPANISH RECORD OF THE CONQUEST,..., 1873

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

HISTORIC SPANISH RECORD OF THE CONQUEST,..., 1873

Sale Date: October 3, 1994

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HOT SPRINGS, 1867–1869

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

HOT SPRINGS, 1867–1869

Sale Date: October 3, 1994

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CEREUS GIGANTEUS, ARIZONA, 1871

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

CEREUS GIGANTEUS, ARIZONA, 1871

Sale Date: October 3, 1994

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