id:			159762
accession number:	1997.130
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1997.130
updated:		2024-03-26 02:00:32.255000

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

title:				Grand Cañon, Colorado River, Mouth of Kanab Wash, Looking West
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series:				Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian Expedition of 1872
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creation date:			1872
creation date earliest:		1872
creation date latest:		1872
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	America, 19th century
technique:	albumen print from tannin dry plate negative
department:	Photography
collection:	PH - American 19th Century
type:		Photograph
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CREATORS

* William H. Bell (American, 1830–1910)  - artist

* U. S. Army Corps of Engineers  - publisher

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measurements: 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.)
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inscriptions:

	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]
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Pioneers of Landscape Photography from the Museum's Collection
	opening date:   2000-08-12T00:00:00
	<i>Pioneers of Landscape Photography from the Museum's Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 12, 2000-January 3, 2001).

	title:		Icons of American Photography: A Century of Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art
	opening date:   2007-06-24T00:00:00
	<i>Icons of American Photography: A Century of Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 24-September 16, 2007).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Cleveland, Ohio:  The Cleveland Museum of Art; August 12, 2000 - January 3, 2001.  "Pioneers of Landscape Photography from the Museum\'s Collection."', 'opening_date': '2000-08-12T00:00:00'}

* {'description': '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.', 'opening_date': '2007-06-24T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	(Etherton Gallery, Tucson, AZ)
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: June 2, 1997
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