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William H. Bell — Limestone Walls Kanab Wash, Colorado River

William H. Bell

Limestone Walls Kanab Wash, Colorado River

1872

Created during one of the first systematic photographic surveys of the Colorado Plateau, the image reveals the monumental scale and geological complexity of the canyon system through photography's unparalleled documentary precision.

Medium
Albumen print

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

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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

3 spotted

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William H. Bell, Limestone Walls Kanab Wash, Colorado River, 1872

Created during one of the first systematic photographic surveys of the Colorado Plateau, the image reveals the monumental scale and geological complexity of the canyon system through photography's unparalleled documentary precision.

Medium
Albumen print
Year
1872
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, Photography, Dramatic, Albumen Print, Geological, Documentary, American, Landscape, Canyon

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art