Digital Interactive Curation Project
American Art-Helen Singleton
3rd Period
Loosely defined, art is the result of human creativity and skill presented in some type of visual form such as a painting or sculpture. Until the advent of photography, artists and their patrons relied upon portraits and landscapes to record important moments in history. Poses, colors, backdrops, and props all combined to transmit a visual message pleasing to the eye and worthy of note. Thus when faced with selecting a topic for this project, selecting Art was a no brainer.
I chose the topic of art for this project because I consider myself an artist. I absolutely love visual arts, and I try to follow the methods of other artists to improve myself. With this project, I hope to learn more about the methods used to create art, and learn about some of the popular artists of these time periods. I invite you to journey with me and hope you will find something which stirs your interest to learn more of American Art and Artists after 1865.
Be sure to visit individual pages to learn more.
I chose the topic of art for this project because I consider myself an artist. I absolutely love visual arts, and I try to follow the methods of other artists to improve myself. With this project, I hope to learn more about the methods used to create art, and learn about some of the popular artists of these time periods. I invite you to journey with me and hope you will find something which stirs your interest to learn more of American Art and Artists after 1865.
Be sure to visit individual pages to learn more.
The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone (1872) by Thomas Moran (1837-1926).
Thomas Moran's various landscape paintings of Yellowstone persuaded Congress and President Ulysses Grant to establish Yellowstone as the first national park in 1872.The painting's central focus is on the sweeping vista; the scenery goes on without stopping. In the foreground, compared to all the nature, the people look small.
Around the time this was painted, westward expansion was still an idea that was fresh in many people's minds. Paintings like this were a good way to encourage people to head west.
Citation:
Moran, Thomas. The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone 1872. Smithsonian American Art Museum Renwick Gallery Lent by the Department of the Interior Museum, Washington, D.C. http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=17832