The Great Tetons, Idaho

Artist Thomas Moran (American, 1837 - 1926)

Date1898

Mediumwatercolor on paper

Dimensions14 1/4 x 19 15/16 inches (36.2 x 50.6 cm)
Frame: 23 3/8 × 29 1/8 × 2 inches (59.4 × 74 × 5.1 cm)

Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965

Object number31.18.8

ClassificationsPaintings

DescriptionHorizontal watercolor of a rocky landscape with a few pine trees and a lake releasing to a waterfall in the foreground. In the background snowy mountains rise into the sky.

Label TextMoran painted this view of the majestic Teton Mountains from the west (now Idaho) looking east. The majesty of the Teton Mountain range led to the creation of Grand Teton National Park. The idea of having a national park started in the United States. It created a way for all citizens to experience special landscapes as belonging to them.

ProvenancePurchased March 8, 1958 through (Joseph Sartor, Dallas, Texas) by H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; bequeathed September 2, 1965 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art

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