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)
BLACK CANON, COLORADO RIVER, LOOKING ABOVE..., 1871

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

BLACK CANON, COLORADO RIVER, LOOKING ABOVE..., 1871

Sale Date: April 17, 1991

Auction Closed

PHOTOGRAPHER'S WAGON, KING EXPEDITION,..., 1868–1868

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

PHOTOGRAPHER'S WAGON, KING EXPEDITION,..., 1868–1868

Sale Date: April 16, 1991

Auction Closed

FIELD WHERE GENERAL REYNOLDS FELL,..., 1866–1866

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

FIELD WHERE GENERAL REYNOLDS FELL,..., 1866–1866

Sale Date: April 16, 1991

Auction Closed

STABLES AT GRANT'S HEAD- QUARTERS,CITY..., 1860–1860

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

STABLES AT GRANT'S HEAD- QUARTERS,CITY..., 1860–1860

Sale Date: April 15, 1991

Auction Closed

SURGEONS OF THE 2ND DIVISION 9TH CORPS, , 1862–1862

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

SURGEONS OF THE 2ND DIVISION 9TH CORPS, , 1862–1862

Sale Date: April 15, 1991

Auction Closed

CAPT. HARRY PAGE ON HIS HORSE, 1863–1863

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

CAPT. HARRY PAGE ON HIS HORSE, 1863–1863

Sale Date: April 15, 1991

Auction Closed

Post Musicians in Fortress Manor, 1863–1863

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Post Musicians in Fortress Manor, 1863–1863

Sale Date: April 15, 1991

Auction Closed

MEMBERS OF THE BAND OF THE 114TH PA...., 1864–1864

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

MEMBERS OF THE BAND OF THE 114TH PA...., 1864–1864

Sale Date: April 15, 1991

Auction Closed

PROVOST MARSHAL GENERAL MARSE-NA R...., 1863–1863

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

PROVOST MARSHAL GENERAL MARSE-NA R...., 1863–1863

Sale Date: April 15, 1991

Auction Closed

CRATER AT ST. PETERSBURG, 1864–1864

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

CRATER AT ST. PETERSBURG, 1864–1864

Sale Date: April 15, 1991

Auction Closed

TELEGRAPH WAGON TRAIN,RICHMOND, 1865–1865

Attributed to Timothy H. O'Sullivan

TELEGRAPH WAGON TRAIN,RICHMOND, 1865–1865

Sale Date: April 15, 1991

Auction Closed

PAIR OF VIEWS: FORT FISHER, INTERIOR..., 1864–1865

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

PAIR OF VIEWS: FORT FISHER, INTERIOR..., 1864–1865

Sale Date: April 15, 1991

Auction Closed

DEAD CONFEDERATE SOLDIER ON FIELD NEAR..., 1864–1864

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

DEAD CONFEDERATE SOLDIER ON FIELD NEAR..., 1864–1864

Sale Date: April 15, 1991

Auction Closed

HOME OF A REBEL SHARP-SHOOTER AT BATTLE , 1863–1863

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

HOME OF A REBEL SHARP-SHOOTER AT BATTLE , 1863–1863

Sale Date: October 17, 1990

Auction Closed

LAKE IN CONEJOS CANON, COL., 1874–1874

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

LAKE IN CONEJOS CANON, COL., 1874–1874

Sale Date: October 16, 1990

Auction Closed

BLUFF OPPOSITE BIG HORN CAMP BLACK..., 1871–1871

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

BLUFF OPPOSITE BIG HORN CAMP BLACK..., 1871–1871

Sale Date: October 16, 1990

Auction Closed

GROUP OF PAH-UTE INDIANS, NEVADA

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

GROUP OF PAH-UTE INDIANS, NEVADA

Sale Date: October 15, 1990

Auction Closed

COOLEY'S PARK, SIERRA BLANCA RANGE, ARIZONA

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

COOLEY'S PARK, SIERRA BLANCA RANGE, ARIZONA

Sale Date: October 15, 1990

Auction Closed

RUINS IN ANCIENT PUEBLO OF SAN JUAN, COLORADO

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

RUINS IN ANCIENT PUEBLO OF SAN JUAN, COLORADO

Sale Date: October 15, 1990

Auction Closed

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

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

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

Sale Date: October 9, 1990

Auction Closed

NORTH FORK CANON, SIERRA BLANCA CREEK,..., 1873–1873

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

NORTH FORK CANON, SIERRA BLANCA CREEK,..., 1873–1873

Sale Date: October 9, 1990

Auction Closed

VIEW ON APACHE LAKE, SIERRA BLANCA..., 1873–1873

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

VIEW ON APACHE LAKE, SIERRA BLANCA..., 1873–1873

Sale Date: October 9, 1990

Auction Closed

APACHE LAKE, SIERRA BLANCA RANGE, ARIZONA, 1873–1873

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

APACHE LAKE, SIERRA BLANCA RANGE, ARIZONA, 1873–1873

Sale Date: October 9, 1990

Auction Closed

Section of south side of Zuni, Pueble,..., 1873–1873

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Section of south side of Zuni, Pueble,..., 1873–1873

Sale Date: May 16, 1990

Auction Closed

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