The Mountain of the Holy Cross, Colorado
Artist
Thomas Moran
(American, 1837 - 1926)
Date1876
Mediumchromolithograph on paper
Dimensions14 1/16 x 9 13/16 inches (35.7 x 24.9 cm)
Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 1984
Object number11.132.1.K
ClassificationsPrints
Label TextReports of a mountain with a cross naturally carved into its sloping side seemed to give a divine blessing upon the American landscape. William Henry Jackson photographed the mountain in 1873, having climbed to document it while on an expedition. His photograph inspired Moran to travel to Colorado the following year to make watercolor sketches that became the basis of this glorious chromolithograph.
ProvenancePurchased November 6, 1984 through (E. Weyhe, Inc. New York, New York) by the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art
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