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A Canyon River with Pines and Figures (Yellowstone)
A Canyon River with Pines and Figures (Yellowstone)
A Canyon River with Pines and Figures (Yellowstone)

A Canyon River with Pines and Figures (Yellowstone)

Artist (born Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1841; died Saint Peter, Minnesota, 1918)
Datecirca 1886
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsOverall: 35 3/4 × 56 in. (90.8 × 142.2 cm)
Frame: 43 × 63 × 3 1/2 in. (109.2 × 160 × 8.9 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineTacoma Art Museum, Museum purchase with funds from the Art Acquisition Fund and the Tacoma Pierce County Black Collective
Object number2016.5
DescriptionView up the canyon of the Yellowstone River. The river runs from the top center to bottom center of the picture. The steep eroded sides of the canyon frame the river on either side in pink, yellow, and white. On either side of the river in the foreground are patches of forest.
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