Grand Canyon of Arizona on the Santa Fe


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Thomas Moran
After 1912

Thomas Moran's field sketches and paintings captured the majesty of Grand Canyon, the Yellowstone, and other places in the West. His paintings helped inspire Congress to establish the National Park System in 1916. The original painting is dated 1912.

Chromolithograph on canvas board. W 91.6, H 70.8 cm
Grand Canyon National Park, GRCA 13469