Grand Cañon, Colorado River, Mouth of Kanab Wash, Looking West

1872

William H. Bell

William H. Bell (American, 1830–1910)

Photography

Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian Expedition of 1872: Grand Cañon, Colorado River, Mouth of Kanab Wash, Looking West, 1872. William H. Bell (American, 1830–1910). Albumen print from tannin dry plate negative; image: 27.5 x 20.2 cm (10 13/16 x 7 15/16 in.); matted: 61 x 50.8 cm (24 x 20 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1997.130

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Bell, William H.
Classification: Photograph
Formatted Medium: albumen print from tannin dry plate negative
Medium: albumen, print, from, tannin, dry, plate, negative
Dimensions: Image: 27.5 x 20.2 cm (10 13/16 x 7 15/16 in.); Matted: 61 x 50.8 cm (24 x 20 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Scratched into negative: "7"; [unidentifiable mark]; written in pencil on recto: "Photo by W. BELL"; printed in ink on recto: "WAR DEPARTMENT, CORPS [Great Seal of the U.S.] OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY./Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian Expedition of 1872. Under Command of Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, Corps of Eng'rs. / T. H. O'Sullivan, Phot. [crossed out in pencil] No. 5 / GRAND CAÑON, COLORADO RIVER, NEAR PARIA CREEK, LOOKING WEST." [Note: photo attached to wrong mount]
Departments: Photography
Accession Number: 1997.130
Credit Line: John L. Severance Fund
Exhibitions: Pioneers of Landscape Photography from the Museum's Collection, Icons of American Photography: A Century of Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; August 12, 2000 - January 3, 2001. "Pioneers of Landscape Photography from the Museum's Collection."<br>The Cleveland Museum of Art (6/24/07 - 9/16/07); "Icons of American Photography: A Century of Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art", no exhibition catalogue.
Rights Statement: CC0