Timothy O’Sullivan is an american photographer who took most of his photos around the time of the civil war. It is unsure where Timothy was born but he is said to be born in New York or in Ireland. He was born in the year 1840 with the exact date being unknown. The date of his death was January 14, 1882 in Staten Island New York of tuberculosis (“Timothy”). There are no records on if O’Sullivan was married or had children. Very little is known about his childhood and about the early stages in his life(“The Life”). He truly was a man living under the radar. Starting off his career in photography Timothy O’Sullivan was an apprentice to Mathew B. Brady who was a very famous photographer in New York. O’Sullivan was also employed by another famous photographer Alexander Gardner during his early days in photography. While he was employed by Mathew B. Brady and Alexander gardener he began his photography of the American Civil War which is perhaps why he became as famous as he did …show more content…
His photographic style was very interesting and all of his photos showed a different but very interesting viewpoint on thing others take for granted. O’Sullivan’s most famous for taking photos of the west during his expeditions and civil war photography during the time period when he was an apprentice to Mathew B. Brady and Alexander Gardner. His photos in the west are said to be some of the first images on the Western part of the United States. Timothy O’Sullivan was never really famous during his life to the general public because he was around long before it was “cool” to be a photographer but Ansel Adams somehow got a hold of one of Timothy O'Sullivan's albums which led to people realizing how good his photos truly were. Nowadays this album is in the archive of Tucson’s Center for Creative
Born in Bolton, Lancashire, England in 1837, Thomas was taken to the United States at the age of 7. (Ency. Bio. Vol. 11). He was educated in Philadelphia public schools for his elementary years and then indentured to a wood engraving firm in 1853-1856. (Am.Nat.Bio.Vol 15). He had three brothers who were artist, but he learned to paint from his brother Edward Moran. He did do some watercolors during his apprentictionship and in 1856, he painted his first oil painting titled, Among the Ruins There He Lingered. (Vol.11). Moran still working closely with his brother became an informer student of Philadelphia marine artist James Hamilton. Hamilton may have introduced him to the work of J.M.W, turner and a belief in close study of nature in his foundation of panting. (Vol.15) Moran exhibited landscapes at the Pennsylvania Academy of the fine arts for the first time in 1856 and then later elected academician in 1861. He continued to exhibit there through 1905. (Vol.15). 1862 Thomas married Mary Nimmo who had always thought to be her husbands student. (Vol.15). The beginning of his life had just started and didn't know that he would accomplish so many feats with his artwork of nature.
Sam R. Watkins was a Confederate soldier from Columbia, Tennessee. At age twenty-one, Watkins joined the First Tennessee Regiment along with one hundred and nineteen other young men and boys. He was one of only seven men to survive every one of its battles. He writes a memoir twenty years after being in the war about his experience as a private. Watkins juxtaposes stories of horror and gruesome death with humorous memories throughout his four years in the war.
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...s, his son Thomas, General Josiah T. Walls. He then spent time in the Sentinel office (newspaper) learning about trades and printing, and the publisher became his friend. His first death in his family occurred, and it was mother at the age of thirty-six. His mother continuously had anxieties about worrying about people coming to kill her family, but the cause of her death is still unknown. According to the book, ultimately, Tim was very distraught about his mother’s death. His father eventually dies in 1897, but he accomplished several things before his death: became “city marshal, county commisioner of Duval County, and clerk of the city market.”
Upon his return to the States, Gardner visited the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park, where he would see the photographs of Mathew Brady for the very first time. Mathew Brady, a Civil War era photographer, known for his portrait photos and his long exposure times, captivated the eyes of Alexander Gardner (CWO). So
...sion of more city-like features like highways and billboards that are not needed. Although he constantly fought for the preservation of nature, he treated people who disagreed with him with “respect and courtesy” (Turnage). He was a man that fought for what he believed in and made a huge difference in the photography field by playing a role in establishing the first photography department in a museum, more specifically the Museum of Modern Art in New York (Turnage). Ansel Adams has changed the vision of landscape photography and will always be known and admired for the work he did.
In 1857, Bierstadt joined an expedition to the West, where he made a name for himself after painting an image of The Rocky Mountains (Pohl 162). His painting included the images of the mountains, trees, clouds, and tents where Native Americans had once stayed (Pohl 163). His large panoramic views of his landscape painting, “The Rockies” led to public interest and a strong desire to travel far to see national territory and for Westward expansion (Pohl 163). His works of the Rocky Mountains toured the US and Europe and eventually was purchased by James McHenry who was invested in the railroads which furthered Westward expansion settlement, and the development of commercial interest (Pohl 163).
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Jerry Uelsmann, born on June 11th, 1934 in Detroit, Michigan, developed an interest in photography in his early years of high school as he photographed weddings. During the late 50's, Jerry began composing his photographs using multiple negatives. He furthered his career at Rochester institute of technology where he earned his B.F.A. degree. As Uelsmann continued to extend his knowledge, he obtained his M.F.A degree at Indiana University, as well as him M.S. degree. As he was studying at IU, Henry Holmes Smith, an American photographer and IU professor, was a huge influence in Jerry's studies.
Inspiration The world has many photographers that anyone can look at. You can call me an amateur or say I don’t really understand the art, but when I look at most of the pictures available, and I have looked at thousands lately, I don’t see anything different in the style of photography. I just saw the pictures. I see pictures of beautiful subjects and pictures of ugly subjects. I never really thought about the difference between being the photographer instead of the subject, until I saw Elliott Erwitt.
Joseph Nicéphore Niépce took the first photograph in 1827 but the process took almost 8 hours and the picture still came out fuzzy. “Photographers had to carry all of their heavy equipment, including their darkroom, by wagon. They also had to be prepared to process cumbersome light-sensitive images in cramped wagons.”As a result of this long process it was way too much of a hassle to use photography at the time. As technology advanced photographers in the Civil War were the first to figure out how powerful the use of photography would be. The view of wars from that point on were changed forever because of the photos that were taken at the Civil War. It is said that, “...the Civil War became a true watershed moment in the history of
John Fielder is a nationally famous photographer. For the last 40 years his photos are taken of Colorado while he is hiking and skiing. When he first visited Colorado at the age of 14 he said he felt like something or someone guided him their and he belonged in Colorado for the rest of his life. He is well known for creating his best selling books ever; Colorado 1870-2000. His latest work is the work of great outdoors Colorado for its 20th anniversary. When he was 23 he decided to start doing photography. He was amazed by other famous photographers work and tried to take photos just like them, but it didn’t really turn out how he wanted. Nevertheless he did not give up. On his days off he would go on hikes and he would take photos. He practiced for 8 years and decided to quit his job and just focus on photography. He loves nature so therefore he loves to take photos or nature. He has published 33 books in the past 30 years. He uses photography with a large format 4 x 5 film camera, he also carries 7 lenses and 30 sheet film holders and about 400 sheets of color film. In the winter he usually country skies around the mountains of Colorado. He skies 5 to 9 miles a day to get to hut to hut. In the summer he goes on river trips and usually river rafts. Sometimes he rafts on class 5 rapids. He has two daughters who love to go on trips with him although they do not take photos themselves.
Born to Nettie Lee Smith and Bill Smith on December 18, 1918 in Wichita, Kansas was William Eugene Smith, who would later revolutionize photography. His mother Nettie was into photography, taking photos of her family, especially her two sons as they grew up, photographing events of their lives (Hughes 2). Photography had been a part of Smith’s life since he was young. At first it started out always being photographed by his mother, and then turned into taking photographs along with his friend Pete, as he got older. They often practiced developing photos in Nettie’s kitchen, and he later began to create albums with his photographs. His photographs diff...