Thomas Moran and the Surveying of the American West |
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Author:
| Kinsey, Joni Louise |
ISBN: | 978-1-56098-170-1 |
Publication Date: | Jun 1992 |
Publisher: | Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
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Imprint: | Smithsonian Books |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $39.95 |
Book Description:
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Presenting the first in-depth study of Thomas Moran's early western landscapes, Joni Louise Kinsey describes how the artist created three monumental paintings--
The Grand Cañon of the Yellowstone (1872),
The Chasm of the Colorado (1873-74), and
The Mountain of the Holy Cross (1875)--that, in the aftermath of the Civil War, evoked the nation's spiritual journey and suggestsed its cultural upheaval. The author describes how the paintings reflected a new national...
More DescriptionPresenting the first in-depth study of Thomas Moran's early western landscapes, Joni Louise Kinsey describes how the artist created three monumental paintings--The Grand Cañon of the Yellowstone (1872), The Chasm of the Colorado (1873-74), and The Mountain of the Holy Cross (1875)--that, in the aftermath of the Civil War, evoked the nation's spiritual journey and suggestsed its cultural upheaval. The author describes how the paintings reflected a new national identity of both failure and promise, and helped open the West for tourism and travel.