50th Pennsylvania Infantry in Parade Formation
Timothy O'Sullivan
c. 1870/82
Medium
Albumen print
Dimensions
Image/paper: 5.7 × 7.8 cm (2 1/4 × 3 1/8 in.); Mount: 5.9 × 8.9 cm (2 3/8 × 3 9/16 in.)
Classification
photographic process
Department
Photography and Media
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
33527
About the Artist
Timothy O'Sullivan · 1840–1882
Timothy H. O'Sullivan (c. 1840–1882) emerged as one of America's pioneering photographers during a transformative era. His early life remains sparsely documented, with records suggesting he was born either in New York City or Ireland before immigrating young, possibly growing up on Staten Island. As a teenager, he apprenticed under Mathew Brady at his Fulton Street gallery in New York, mastering w...