
Timothy O'Sullivan
Black Cañon, looking above from Mirror Bar
1871
Reflected canyon walls create a mirror-like symmetry in this view upstream through Black Canyon's narrow gorge. O'Sullivan's technical mastery captures the interplay of light and shadow that transforms the Colorado River into a ribbon of liquid silver.
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- Albumen print, from the album "Geographical & Geological Explorations & Surveys West of the 100th Meridian," vol. 2
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