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)
sheet: 17 1/2 × 12 1/4 in. (44.5 × 31.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Joseph S. Gotlieb, 1967
Object number1967-37
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
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.Hank Willis Thomas
2018