The Sentinel and El Capitan and the Great White Throne
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Thomas Moran
1873
This work depicts locations in Yosemite National Park. Thomas Moran's pencil and watercolor field sketches and paintings captured the majesty of the Grand Canyon, the Yellowstone, and other places in the West. His paintings helped inspire Congress to establish the National Park System in 1916.
Pencil on paper. L 21.2, W 14.3 cm
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, JEFF 4261