Tower Falls, Yellowstone

Date1880

Artist Thomas Moran (American painter and printmaker, 1837–1926)

MediumEtching

Dimensionsplate: 11 3/16 × 7 13/16 in. (28.4 × 19.8 cm)
sheet: 17 1/2 × 12 1/4 in. (44.5 × 31.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of Joseph S. Gotlieb, 1967

Object number1967-37

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ClassificationsPRINT

Label TextIn 1871, the Hayden expedition set out to survey the Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers, and Moran joined them as the team's artist. His depictions of the natural wonders of Yellowstone helped convince Congress to create the first national park.