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The Encyclopedia of the Art of Photography

    Timothy H. O'Sullivan

    (1840-1882)

      Timothy H. O'Sullivan (c. 1840 – January 14, 1882) was an American photographer widely known for his work related to the American Civil War and the Western United States.

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      Projects

      Ancient ruins in the Cañon de Chelle, N.M. In a niche 50 feet above present Cañon bed,1873; Photo by Timothy H. O'Sullivan.
      Wheeler Survey

      Western U.S. landscapes and geological features taken during expeditions from 1871–1873.

      Pontoon Bridge, Across the Rappahannock, May, 1863; Photo by Timothy H. O'Sullivan
      Photographic Sketchbook of the War

      A visual chronicle of the Civil War, created through the collaborative efforts of eleven photographers to preserve pivotal moments of 19th-century American history.

      Books

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      Framing the West: The Survey Photographs of Timothy H. O'Sullivan
      • Yale University Press, 2010
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      American Frontiers: The Photographs of Timothy H. O'Sullivan, 1867-1874
      • Aperture, 1981
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      One/Many: Western American Survey Photographs by Bell and O'Sullivan
      • Smart Museum of Art, 2006
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      Double Exposure: Resurveying the West with Timothy O'Sullivan, America's Most Mysterious War Photographer
      • Picador, 2025
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      Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the Civil War
      • Dover Publications, 1959
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      Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the American Civil War 1861-1865
      • Delano Greenidge Editions, 2002
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      Elevate the Masses: Alexander Gardner, Photography, and Democracy in Nineteenth-Century America
      • The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2020