Ancient Ruins in the Cañon de Chelle, N.M. In a niche 50 feet above present Cañon bed.
Medium
Albumen print
Dimensions
Image/paper: 27.4 × 20.1 cm (10 13/16 × 7 15/16 in.); Mount: 49.7 × 39.3 cm (19 5/8 × 15 1/2 in.)
Classification
albumen silver print
Department
Photography and Media
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
140416
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...