University of Wyoming
Thomas Moran was an influential nineteenth century landscape painter who uniquely took an interest in the natural scenes of the Rocky Mountains and Yellowstone National Park. In painting these western scenes, Moran invigorated the imaginations of those who sought to settle in the region.
Collection contains catalogs of memorial exhibitions of works by Thomas Moran; articles from Fine Arts Journal and other magazines concerning the artistic techniques of Moran; articles by Fritiof Fryxell about Moran; a 1936-1937 calendar distributed by the Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank; and one piece of correspondence.
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Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
This material was received from Amy Bassford, East Hampton Free Library, and Elizabeth Moran between December 1965 and October 1968.
There are no known other archival collections created by Thomas Moran at the date of processing.
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