The whole gorge for miles lay beneath us and it was by far the most awfully grand and impressive scene that I have ever seen.* Thomas Moran I’m reposting this blog from several years ago. In the summer of 1873, Thomas Moran, an artist with Major John Wesley Powell’s government expedition, finally reached the […]
Click on the paintings and photo to enlarge or enhance them. Happy 4th of July! To honor the holiday, I’m spotlighting American Visions:The Epic History of Art in America, another book and TV series by Time art critic and historian, Robert Hughes 1(938-2012). (See: July 2 blog re: The Shock of the New.) The written version is […]
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