Geographical and Geological Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian, Seasons of 1871, 1872, and 1873

1873

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Associated Names
Timothy H. O'Sullivan

Artist, American, born Ireland, 1840 - 1882

William H. Bell

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1910

This appears to be a book cover. The cover has a textured fabric-like surface in a deep reddish-brown color. On the left side and in the upper right and lower right corners are sections of brown trim with thin gold borders. This trim appears worn and distressed, with visible scuff marks and scratches. The fabric also shows signs of wear, with variations in color intensity suggesting aging or use.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bound volume of albumen silver prints

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of William Wilson Corcoran, 1886)

  • Dimensions

    overall: 40.5 × 53.6 × 6.5 cm (15 15/16 × 21 1/8 × 2 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.136.381.1-50

  • Series Title

    Wheeler Survey Album

  • Volume Title

    Photographs Showing Landscapes, Geological and Other Features, of Portions of the Western Territory of the United States, Obtained in Connection with Geographical and Geological Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian, Seasons of 1871, 1872, and 1873. 1st Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army in Charge.

Associated Artworks

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Snow Peaks, Bull Run Mining District, Nevada

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

1871

Group of Pah-Ute Indians, Nevada

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

1871

Bluff Opposite Big Horn Camp, Black Cañon, Colorado River

Timothy H. O'Sullivan

1871

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

William Wilson Corcoran, Washington, DC; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1886; acquired by NGA, 2014.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2006

  • Sight/Insight: Photographs from the Permanent Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, April 26 - October 29, 2006.

2008

  • The American Evolution: A History Through Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, March 1 - July 27, 2008.

2015

  • In Light of the Past: Celebrating Twenty-Five Years of Collecting Photographs at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, May 3 – July 26, 2015

2019

  • The Eye of the Sun: Nineteenth-Century Photographs from the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2019, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

1983

  • Wheeler, George M. Wheeler's Photographic Survey of the American West, 1871-1873; with 50 landscape photographs by Timothy O'Sullivan and William Bell. New York: 1983.

Inscriptions

inside cover of album, by William Wilson Corcoran, center bookplate signed in black ink: W. W. Corcoran; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, center bookplate printed in blue ink signed and numbered in black ink by William Wilson Corcoran: LIBRARY / OF THE / Corcoran Gallery of Art / No. 449 / Presented by Mr. W. W. Corcoran; by unknown hand, center stamped in blue ink numbered in graphite: Shelf No 113

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