Apache Indians, as they appear ready for the war-path, No. 33 from the series "Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian"
Medium
Albumen print, stereo
Dimensions
Each image: 9.3 × 7.4 cm (3 11/16 × 2 15/16 in.); Card: 10 × 17.7 cm (3 15/16 × 7 in.)
Classification
stereograph (albumen)
Department
Photography and Media
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
210801
Art Historical Context
Step into the rugged American West of 1873 with Timothy O'Sullivan's striking stereograph, *Apache Indians, as they appear ready for the war-path*, No. 33 from the series *Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian*. Captured during Lieutenant George Wheeler's government expedition to map uncharted territories west of the 100th meridian, this image documents Apache warriors poised for battle, reflecting the tense frontier era of U.S. expansion and Native resistance. O'Sullivan, a master photographer who honed his skills chronicling the Civil War with Mathew Brady, brought...
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...