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)
'FIELD WHERE GEN. REYNOLDS FELL,..., 1863–1863

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

'FIELD WHERE GEN. REYNOLDS FELL,..., 1863–1863

Sale Date: April 25, 1990

Auction Closed

DISTANT VIEW OF CAMP APACHE, ARIZONA;..., 1873–1873

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

DISTANT VIEW OF CAMP APACHE, ARIZONA;..., 1873–1873

Sale Date: April 24, 1990

Auction Closed

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

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

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

Sale Date: April 24, 1990

Auction Closed

CANON OF THE COLORADO RIVER, NORTH FORK , 1873–1873

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

CANON OF THE COLORADO RIVER, NORTH FORK , 1873–1873

Sale Date: April 24, 1990

Auction Closed

CEREUS GIGANTEUS AND COOLEY'S PARK,..., 1871–1873

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

CEREUS GIGANTEUS AND COOLEY'S PARK,..., 1871–1873

Sale Date: April 24, 1990

Auction Closed

BLACK CANON, COLORADO RIVER, FROM CAMP..., 1871–1871

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

BLACK CANON, COLORADO RIVER, FROM CAMP..., 1871–1871

Sale Date: April 23, 1990

Auction Closed

A harvest of death, pl.36, 1863–1863

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

A harvest of death, pl.36, 1863–1863

Sale Date: October 31, 1989

Auction Closed

Ruins in ancient pueblo of San Juan..., 1871–1872

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Ruins in ancient pueblo of San Juan..., 1871–1872

Sale Date: October 31, 1989

Auction Closed

Cereus Giganteus, Arizona, 1871–1872

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Cereus Giganteus, Arizona, 1871–1872

Sale Date: October 31, 1989

Auction Closed

Black Canon, Colorodo River, from Camp 8, 1871–1872

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Black Canon, Colorodo River, from Camp 8, 1871–1872

Sale Date: October 31, 1989

Auction Closed

Ruins in ancient pueblo of San Juan,..., 1874–1874

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Ruins in ancient pueblo of San Juan,..., 1874–1874

Sale Date: April 25, 1989

Auction Closed

Gateway of cemetery, Gettysburg, 1863–1863

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Gateway of cemetery, Gettysburg, 1863–1863

Sale Date: April 25, 1989

Auction Closed

Shoshone Falls, Snake River, Idaho, 1874–1874

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Shoshone Falls, Snake River, Idaho, 1874–1874

Sale Date: April 25, 1989

Auction Closed

Field where General Reynolds fell,..., 1863–1863

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Field where General Reynolds fell,..., 1863–1863

Sale Date: April 25, 1989

Auction Closed

Bodies of Federal soldiers, McPherson..., 1863–1863

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Bodies of Federal soldiers, McPherson..., 1863–1863

Sale Date: November 2, 1988

Auction Closed

Apache Lake, Sierra Blanca Range, Arizona, 1873–1873

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Apache Lake, Sierra Blanca Range, Arizona, 1873–1873

Sale Date: November 2, 1988

Auction Closed

BODY OF A CONFEDERATE SHARPSHOOTER..., 1863–1863

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

BODY OF A CONFEDERATE SHARPSHOOTER..., 1863–1863

Sale Date: May 5, 1988

Auction Closed

HISTORIC SPANISH RECORD OF THE..., 1870–1870

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

HISTORIC SPANISH RECORD OF THE..., 1870–1870

Sale Date: November 2, 1987

Auction Closed

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