Why it matters
The Yellowstone River plunges from a waterfall into a majestic canyon. Moran's earlier paintings from the 1871 expedition helped persuade Congress to create Yellowstone National Park.
Did you know?
- He worked on this version from 1893 to 1901.
- He first painted the subject in 1872.
- It is in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone (1901) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
