- Thomas Moran
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name = Thomas Moran
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birthdate = birth date|1837|2|12
location =Bolton , Lancashire,England
deathdate = Death date and age|1926|8|25|1837|2|12
deathplace = Santa Barbara,California ,United States
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awards = Thomas Moran (February 12 ,1837 -August 25 ,1926 ) fromBolton ,England was an artist of theHudson River School . Thomas Moran's vision of the Western landscape was critical to the creation ofYellowstone National Park .
=YellowstoneHis 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.Home
The
Thomas Moran House inEast Hampton, New York is aNational Historic Landmark .Mount Moran in theGrand Teton National Park is named for Moran.ee also
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Western painting
*History of painting
*List of Hudson River School artists
*Edward Moran External links
* [http://www.nga.gov/feature/moran/moranhome.shtm The United States National Gallery of Art page on Thomas Moran]
* [http://www.museumsyndicate.com/artist.php?artist=543 Gallery of Moran's Paintings]
* [http://www.thomas-moran.org www.thomas-moran.org] Hundreds of images by Thomas Moran and more.
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