Chromolithograph from 1875 of a painting by Thomas Moran showing Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park

By Yellowstone Volcano Observatory 1875 (approx.)

painting showing blues, reds, and yellows coloring a hot spring terrace formation that is batten of vegetation

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Chromolithography used successive layers of colored ink to reproduce artist Thomas Moran’s vivid Yellowstone palette and circulate it to a wider audience. Thomas Moran (English-American, 1837-1926), Hot Springs of Gardiner's River, Yellowstone, 1875, chromolithograph on paper, 11-1/2 x 16-1/8 inches, in memory of John D. Fryxell, University of Wyoming Art Museum, 2009.3.14.

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Please contact the University of Wyoming Art Museum for permission to reproduce this image.

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