Black Cañon, Colorado River, from Camp 8, Looking Above

Artist Timothy H. O'Sullivan (American, born Ireland, 1840 - 1882)

Date1871

MediumAlbumen print

DimensionsOverall: 8 x 10 3/4 inches (20.32 x 27.31 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.535

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DescriptionImage of a man seated in a boat near the shore of a still body of water. In the background, mountains slope toward the center.Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Rotation 3. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, March 20 – August 18, 2008, no cat.

Rotation 11. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, September 17, 2011 – March 18, 2012, no cat.

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One of the pioneering photographers of the American West, Timothy O'Sullivan worked in a vast region between Colorado and California from 1867 to 1874. In 1871, his team made an arduous month-long ascent of the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. Traveling in a boat named the Picture, O'Sullivan stopped frequently to record the stark beauty of this vast and unforgiving landscape. Here, he captures the river, the surrounding canyon and the Picture (with his portable processing tent), with one of his companions at work.

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