From Ohio History Central Marietta from Harmar Hill, by Charles
Sullivan Charles Sullivan was an important Ohio artist during
the nineteenth century. Born in Frankfort, Pennsylvania in 1794,
Sullivan spent his youth in Pennsylvania. He began to study art
in the 1810s. His most important teacher was Thomas Sully, an
artist based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Sullivan later
opened his own studio in Philadelphia. In 1827, he moved to what
is now Wheeling, West Virginia and in 1833, to Marietta, Ohio.
In Wheeling and Marietta, Sullivan became especially well known
for his landscapes. His river scenes focused mainly on the Ohio
River. He also made a number of paintings of Indian earthworks,
especially in the vicinity of Marietta. Sullivan's paintings of
the Marietta Earthworks provide valuable information since many
of the earthworks are no longer in existence. Sullivan resided
in Marietta for the remainder of his life. He died in 1867. The
Ohio Historical Society's Campus Martius Museum in Marietta,
Ohio contain