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Print, The South Dome, Yosemite Valley

This is a Print. It was created by Thomas Moran. It is dated 1887 and we acquired it in 1949. Its medium is etching on tan japanese paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Gustav E. Kissel. It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. Gustav E. Kissel.

Its dimensions are

Platemark: 32.5 x 23 cm (12 13/16 x 9 1/16 in.) Sheet: 39.5 x 29 cm (15 9/16 x 11 7/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in graphite within plate impression, lower left: T.Moran; and signed and dated on plate, lower left: TMoran / 1887.

It is inscribed

Recto: Inscribed in graphite, lower right ege: 8 3/4 x 12 1/2 [see curatorial remarks]

Cite this object as

Print, The South Dome, Yosemite Valley; Thomas Moran (American, b. Britain, 1837–1926); USA; etching on tan japanese paper; Platemark: 32.5 x 23 cm (12 13/16 x 9 1/16 in.) Sheet: 39.5 x 29 cm (15 9/16 x 11 7/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. Gustav E. Kissel; 1949-102-2

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Frederic Church, Winslow Homer & Thomas Moran: Tourism and the American Landscape.

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