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Canon of Kanab Wash, Looking South, Colorado River
About the Artwork
William H. Bell was the staff photographer for the government-sponsored Wheeler expedition of 1871–73, whose mission was to survey and produce topographic maps of the Southwestern United States. In 1872, he recorded rivers, canyons, and landscapes in Arizona and Utah including Kanab Creek canyon in the Grand Canyon. For a westward view of the same location, see Bell’s Grand Cañon, Colorado River, Mouth of Kanab Wash, Looking West (1997.130).
Inscriptions
Imprinted in black ink on recto, middle center: "WAR DEPARTMENT (seal of eagle and laurels)"; Imprinted in black ink on recto, top margin: "Explorations in Nevada and Arizona"; Imprinted in black ink on recto, top margin: "Expedition of 1872 Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, Com'd'g."; Imprinted in image: "W. Bell, Phot"; Imprinted on recto, center: "COLORADO RIVER SERIES./CAÑON OF KANAB WASH, LOOKING SOUTH./No. 21."; Stamped in red ink on verso: "8399-37 (written in pencil)"; Stamped in black ink on verso: "GEORGE EASTMAN HOUSE/Redundant/Removed date: 2/11/03 JR (in pencil)"; Written in pencil on verso: "Acc 8399-37/x 80: 151:15"; Written in pencil on verso: "B 435 A"
Provenance
?-2021: William S. and Margaret Lipscomb, Shaker Heights, OH, given to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH December 6, 2021: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Quick Overview
- Artist
- William H. Bell (American, 1830–1910)
- Date
- 1872
- Medium
- Albumen print from glass plate negative
- Dimensions
- Image: 35.5 x 27.8 cm (14 x 10 15/16 in.); Paper: 50.5 x 40.6 cm (19 7/8 x 16 in.)
- Type
- Photograph
- Classification
- Photograph
- Department
- Photography
- Credit line
- Gift of William and Margaret Lipscomb
- Accession no.
- 2021.204
More by William H. Bell in museum collections
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Open-access museum record · AT-00012838
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