Join The Collection to save, track, and explore works like this.

Art Institute of Chicago

Spotted

Timothy O'Sullivan — Fredericksburg, Virginia
Timothy O'Sullivan

Fredericksburg, Virginia

1863

Following the devastating Battle of Fredericksburg, O'Sullivan's stark documentation captures a war-torn landscape that would become emblematic of the conflict's destructive impact on American cities.

Medium
Albumen print, pl. 30 from the album "Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, vol. 1" (1866)

Start the Discussion

Request access to join the discussion

More by Timothy O'Sullivan

'Ancient Ruins in the Cañon de Chelle, N.M.'

'Ancient Ruins in the Cañon de Chelle, N.M.'

Interior of Breastworks on Round Top, Gettysburg

Interior of Breastworks on Round Top, Gettysburg

1863

View on Apache Lake, Sierra Blanca Range, Arizona

View on Apache Lake, Sierra Blanca Range, Arizona

1873

Request access to see more

Spotted works by Timothy O'Sullivan

✦

Art Institute of Chicago

84 spotted

About this work

Timothy O'Sullivan, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1863

Following the devastating Battle of Fredericksburg, O'Sullivan's stark documentation captures a war-torn landscape that would become emblematic of the conflict's destructive impact on American cities.

Medium
Albumen print, pl. 30 from the album "Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, vol. 1" (1866)
Year
1863
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Monochrome, Albumen Print, Civil War, Documentary, American, Photograph, Landscape

More works by Timothy O'Sullivan

Collected by

Art Institute of Chicago