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William H. Bell — Canon of Kanab Wash, Looking South, Colorado River

William H. Bell

Canon of Kanab Wash, Looking South, Colorado River

1872

Part of the first systematic photographic documentation of the American West, this albumen print captures the sublime scale of the Colorado River canyon system with remarkable clarity.

Medium
Albumen print from glass plate negative

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Spotted works by William H. Bell

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Cleveland Museum of Art

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William H. Bell, Canon of Kanab Wash, Looking South, Colorado River, 1872

Part of the first systematic photographic documentation of the American West, this albumen print captures the sublime scale of the Colorado River canyon system with remarkable clarity.

Medium
Albumen print from glass plate negative
Year
1872
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Monochrome, Photography, Albumen Print, Geological, Documentary, 19th Century, American, Landscape, Brown Tones, Canyon

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art