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Castle of San Juan de Vlua, Vera Cruz

1884
etching on parchment
11 5/8 x 10 1/8 in. (29.5 x 25.7 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

 GAAnonymous
Cliffs of the Upper Colorado River, Wyoming Territory

1882
oil on canvas
16 x 24 in. (40.5 x 61.0 cm.)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

notes
when Indians rode there. Such vividly colored western scenes proved to be a bonanza for the Union Pacific's chief rival, the Northern Pacific Railroad. Jay Cooke, the Philadelphia financier who owned the Northern Pacific, kept Moran on retainer for several years, generating nostalgic images that helped to draw thousands of greenhorns out to the...
GAAnonymous
Excelsior Geyser, Yellowstone Park

1873
watercolor and pencil on paper
12 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. (31.9 x 24.8 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

 GAAnonymous
Fort George Island, Florida

1878
oil on canvas
9 x 12 1/8 in. (22.9 x 30.8 cm.)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

notes
In 1877, Thomas Moran traveled with his wife to Fort George Island, Florida, and made small studies of the trees and beaches, images that were radically different from his sweeping vistas of Yellowstone. Within twenty years after this painting was created, the balmy coasts of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida had become fashionable tourist...
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From near Inspiration Point, Yellowstone Canyon

1892
pencil on paper
9 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (24.2 x 31.9 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

 GAAnonymous
Heart Mountain from Camp, near Chapman's Ranch

1892
pencil on paper
9 7/8 x 12 1/2 in. (25.1 x 31.9 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

 GAAnonymous
Hook Pond and Old Bridge

ca. 1880-1890
etching and chine-colle on paperboard
4 1/2 x 7 1/8 in. (11.4 x 18.1 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

 GAAnonymous
Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone

1872
watercolor and pencil on paper
14 1/4 x 10 3/8 in. (36.3 x 26.4 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

 GAAnonymous
Mist in Kanab Canyon, Utah

1892
oil on canvas
44 3/8 x 38 3/8 in. (112.7 x 97.5 cm.)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

 GAAnonymous
Montauk

1880
etching and chine-colle on paperboard
3 7/8 x 7 3/4 in. (10.0 x 19.7 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

 GAAnonymous
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