Cliffs of the Upper Colorado River, Wyoming Territory
Public Domain, Smithsonian American Art Museum
Cliffs of the Upper Colorado River, Wyoming Territory

Cliffs of the Upper Colorado River, Wyoming Territory

Thomas Moran • 1882
Medium Oil on canvas, 16 × 24 inches
Current Location Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.
Scene Depicted Green River, Wyoming

Landscape of the Green River valley in Wyoming Territory. Though west of the Lewis and Clark route, it documents the Rocky Mountain region the expedition traversed and represents the golden age of western exploration art.

Scene Location

Green River, Wyoming

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