# Thomas Moran

American, born England, 1837–1926

Moran came to Philadelphia from England as a child, trained as a wood engraver and largely taught himself to paint, deeply influenced by Turner’s work, which he studied in London. In 1871 he joined Ferdinand Hayden’s survey of Yellowstone, and his sketches and paintings from it helped persuade Congress to create the first national park in 1872. He returned to the American West many times, painting the Grand Canyon, the Tetons and Yosemite on a grand scale.

_Written by Ochre Editions._

5 works in the collection.

- [Above Tower Falls, Yellowstone](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/above-tower-falls-yellowstone-si-saam-1958-5-3), Thomas Moran, 1872. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution.
- [Minerva Terrace, Yellowstone](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/minerva-terrace-yellowstone-nga-156720), Thomas Moran, 1872. Courtesy of National Gallery of Art, Washington.
- [American Plains with Mountain Range in the Distance](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/american-plains-with-mountain-range-in-the-distance-si-chndm-1917-17-15-a), Thomas Moran, before 1872. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution.
- [The Tetons, Shown from the Plain](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-tetons-shown-from-the-plain-si-chndm-1917-17-65), Thomas Moran, August 28, 1879. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution.
- [Near Meadow Creek, Utah](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/near-meadow-creek-utah-si-chndm-1917-17-8), Thomas Moran, July 25, 1871. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution.