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Two black and white landscape photographs of three figures on the shore of a body of water with mountains behind.

Two nearly identical black and white photographs next to each other (for stereoscopic viewing) with a sepia tone. Two tiny figures stand on the strip of sandy shore of a body of water while another figure is waist deep in it. Rugged, mountainous terrain encircles the lake and rises skyward beyond it. The vast mountains, clear sky and figures are reflected perfectly in the still surface of the water.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2.2002.3743
People
Timothy H. O'Sullivan, American (New York, New York 1840 - 1882 Staten Island, New York)
Title
View down Black Cañon, from Mirror Bar
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Surveys West of the 100th Meridian, No. 3, Wheeler expedition
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph, stereoscopic photograph
Date
1871
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/155402

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Two albumen silver prints on card
Technique
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
sight: 7.8 x 13.5 cm (3 1/16 x 5 5/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: verso, graphite
  • legend: verso, ink, lithograph
  • legend: recto, ink, lithograph

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Transferred from the Geology Department Library
Accession Year
2011
Object Number
2.2002.3743
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/20/2018 - 03/18/2018

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