The Tetons, Idaho
Classification
landscapes
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Thomas Moran
Accession Number
1917-17-33
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Thomas Moran's *The Tetons, Idaho* (1879) captures the majestic grandeur of the American West during a transformative era of exploration and expansion. Born in Britain in 1837 and later becoming a defining American artist, Moran was leading figure in the Hudson River, renowned for his luminous landscapes that romanticized the untamed wilderness. This painting, now in the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Smithsonian Collection, reflects his passion for depicting the Rocky Mountains, particularly after his expeditions with government surveys in the 1870s that helped promote the creation of Yell...