Old Faithful Geyser, Yellowstone National Park
Artist
Grafton Tyler Brown
(American, 1841 - 1918)
Date1887
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions22 x 30 inches (55.9 x 76.2 cm)
Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 2007
Object number2007.2.1
ClassificationsPaintings
Label TextGrafton Tyler Brown is recognized as the first African American professional artist to portray the American West. He moved to California from Pennsylvania in 1858 and began his career as a lithographer, working for a company that made views of mining towns and maps. He next established his own lithographic firm. After additional success he developed his career as an easel painter of landscapes of California and the Northwest. In 1886 he visited Yellowstone National Park. He continued to paint views of the Park in the following years. In this painting of Old Faithful, Brown depicted the Shack Hotel, which accommodated tourists between 1885 and 1894.
ProvenancePurchased March 2, 2007 through (Nadeau’s Auction Gallery Inc.) by the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art
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