View of Grand Canyon
View of Grand Canyon
View of Grand Canyon

View of Grand Canyon

Object number2021.42.3 a,b
Artist (1837 - 1926)
Framed by
Date1892
MediumPaper; Ink; Wood; Plastic; Metal; Fabric
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Steven G. Elliott
DescriptionFramed chromolithograph on paper. Rectangular lithograph depicts the Grand Canyon with rock outcroppings framing the scene. Green trees adorn the rocks in the foreground. Partly cloudy sky with low lying clouds on the rock formations on the left half of the scene. Two figures are depicted in the bottom right quadrant. Rectangular brown wooden frame with plexiglass glazing. Off-white fabric mat with gold band around opening.DimensionsHeight x Width (a): 22 × 38 in. (55.9 × 96.5 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (b): 29.875 × 45.625 × 1.625 in. (75.9 × 115.9 × 4.1 cm)
Signed(a) Artist name printed in black in bottom left corner "TMORAN. 1892. / COPYRIGHT. 1893 BY THOMAS MORAN."
Inscriptions(a)
Reverse has handwritten notes in pencil: in top right quadrant "M Lorah[?]" and in bottom right quadrant "Stuck to glass / here".
Marks(b)
Reverse of frame has repeated printed black text along top member, text is upside down "ARQUATI-BREV".
Historical NotesChromolithograph on paper, View of Grand Canyon, by Thomas Moran, 1892.
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