Cañon de Chelle

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

Date1873

MediumAlbumen print

DimensionsOverall: 8 x 10 7/8 inches (20.32 x 27.62 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.3231

InscribedTitled/Numbered "No. 12" and printed title On Mount Description: Full title: "Canon de Chelly, Walls of the Grand Canon about 1200 feet in height".

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DescriptionVintage albumen print of rocky walls of the Grand Canyon. Mounted on original Wheeler Survey mount. Number "No. 12" and full title printed on mount.Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Perpetual Mirage: The Desert West in American Photographic Books and Prints. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY, June 27 - September 22, 1996, unnumbered.

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