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Toltec Gorge, Colorado

Object Details

Description
At the bottom of two converging mountain chains, a gorge is bisected by a stream.
Verso: a horizontal view of mountain range beyond a double railway track; same site as recto, but from a different vantage point.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Artist
Thomas Moran, American, b. Britain, 1837–1926
Date
ca. 1881
Credit Line
Gift of Thomas Moran
Medium
Brush and black, brown and blue ink washes, white gouache, graphite on buff wove paper Verso: Graphite with touches of brush and white gouache on tan wove paper
Dimensions
31.9 x 24.1 cm (12 9/16 x 9 1/2 in.)
Type
landscapes
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing

Featured In

  • Explore America: Colorado
  • Natural Beauty
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