Childe Rowland to the Dark Tower Came — Thomas Moran

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Artist: Thomas Moran
Date: 1859

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Thomas Moran

Thomas Moran's vivid paintings of the American West, especially Yellowstone, were instrumental in establishing the world's first national park.

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