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Drawing, Back of the South Dome from the Nevada Trail, Yosemite

This is a Drawing. It was created by Thomas Moran. It is dated 1891 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is brush and gray, black, and white wash, graphite on gray paper; verso: brush and wash, graphite. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Thomas Moran. It is credited Gift of Thomas Moran.

Its dimensions are

32.4 × 24.9 cm (12 3/4 × 9 13/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, upper left: Back of the South Dome / from the Nevada Trail; in white color pencil, verso: South Dome from the Nevada Trail; added in graphite: falls; and again, at upper left: Back of S. Dome

Cite this object as

Drawing, Back of the South Dome from the Nevada Trail, Yosemite; Thomas Moran (American, b. Britain, 1837–1926); USA; brush and gray, black, and white wash, graphite on gray paper; verso: brush and wash, graphite; 32.4 × 24.9 cm (12 3/4 × 9 13/16 in.); Gift of Thomas Moran; 1917-17-75

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