Thomas Moran
Thomas Moran | |
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 Thomas Moran | |
| Nationality | American, born in England, and raised in Pennsylvania, USA |
| Known for | Landscape painting |
| Movement | Hudson River School, Rocky Mountain School |
Thomas Moran (February 12, 1837 - August 25, 1926) from Bolton, England was an artist of the Hudson River School who often painted the Rocky Mountains. Thomas Moran's vision of the Western landscape was critical to the creation of Yellowstone National Park. Thomas Moran along with Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Hill, and William Keith are sometimes referred to as belonging to the Rocky Mountain School of landscape painters because of all of the Western landscapes made by this group.
Yellowstone images
His pencil and watercolor field sketches and paintings captured the grandeur and documented the extraordinary terrain and natural features of the Yellowstone region. Moran's artwork was presented to members of Congress by park proponents.
These powerful images of Yellowstone fired the imagination and helped inspire Congress to establish the National Park System in 1916.
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The Thomas Moran House in East Hampton, New York is a National Historic Landmark.
Mount Moran in the Grand Teton National Park is named for Moran.
See also
External links
- The United States National Gallery of Art page on Thomas Moran
- Gallery of Moran's Paintings
- www.thomas-moran.org Hundreds of images by Thomas Moran and more.
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