Indian Pueblo, Zuni, N.M. View from the South
Medium
Albumen print, from the album "Geographical & Geological Explorations & Surveys West of the 100th Meridian," vol. 2
Dimensions
Image/paper: 20.3 × 37.6 cm (8 × 14 13/16 in.); Album page: 38.2 × 49.7 cm (15 1/16 × 19 5/8 in.)
Classification
albumen print from collodion negative
Department
Photography and Media
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
181390
Art Historical Context
Step into the sun-baked mesas of 19th-century New Mexico with Timothy O'Sullivan's *Indian Pueblo, Zuni, N.M. View from the* (1873). This albumen print captures theuni Pueblo from the south, showcasing the multi-storied adobe structures that have defined this Native American community's architecture for centuries. O'Sullivan, a master photographer of the American West, documented the with a keen eye for texture and scale, turning raw terrain into enduring visual records. Created during Lieutenant George Wheeler's Geographical and Geological Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian,...
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...