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Toltec Gorge, Colorado

Cooper Hewitt

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    Object Details

    Artist

    Thomas Moran, American, b. Britain, 1837–1926

    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.

    Credit Line

    Gift of Thomas Moran

    Date

    ca. 1881

    Accession Number

    1917-17-68

    Restrictions & Rights

    CC0

    Type

    landscapes

    Object Name

    Drawing

    Type

    Drawing

    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.)

    place depicted

    Colorado, USA

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    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
    Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

    Data Source

    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4714bacdd-8e74-4ad6-b911-fe59f8e80537

    Record ID

    chndm_1917-17-68

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