Upper Fall of the Yellowstone
Artist
Thomas Moran
(American, 1837 - 1926)
Date1892
Mediumwatercolor and pencil on paper
Dimensions12 13/16 x 9 13/16 inches (32.5 x 24.9 cm)
Frame: 22 × 19 1/8 × 2 1/4 inches (55.9 × 48.6 × 5.7 cm)
Frame: 22 × 19 1/8 × 2 1/4 inches (55.9 × 48.6 × 5.7 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number31.18.3
ClassificationsPaintings
Label TextThomas Moran first visited the Yellowstone region in 1871. He joined Ferdinand Hayden’s expedition. Moran made sketches of the wonders of the region. His sketches helped to convince members of Congress to set aside land to make the first national park. Moran returned to Yellowstone in 1892.
ProvenanceArtist; by inheritance to his daughter Ruth Moran Bedford [1870-1948]. unknown. purchased 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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Thomas Moran
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