Moose in Teton County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)
Tetons Inspiring Creativity
Grand Teton National Park
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 27, 2015
1. Tetons Inspiring Creativity Marker
Thomas Moran found the Tetons awe-inspiring even though he, unlike you, was facing the range’s western slope. Moran created a series of watercolor field sketches in 1879 and later used them with William H. Jackson’s photographs to compose large idealized oil paintings. His images conveyed the vastness and beauty of the West to easterners and helped promote the establishment of national parks. His iconic artwork hangs today in major museums and the U.S. Capitol.
The Tetons . . . loomed up grandly against the sky. From this point it is perhaps the finest pictorial range in the United States or ever. Thomas Moran
Erected by National Park Service.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places.
Location. 43° 45.263′ N, 110° 37.418′ W. Marker is in Moose, Wyoming, in Teton County. Marker can be reached from U.S. 26, on the right when traveling south. Marker is in the Snake River Overlook in Grand Teton National Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Moose WY 83012, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Capturing Nature in a Box (a few steps from this marker); Meandering Snake (within shouting distance of this marker); Mount Moran
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More about this marker. A photograph of Thomas Moran appears at the lower left of the marker. It has a caption of “Moran first visited this region in 1871 with Ferdinand V. Hayden’s Yellowstone geological survey expedition.” Next to this is a watercolor that Moran painted of “The Teton Range from the west.”
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 27, 2015
2. Tetons Inspiring Creativity Marker
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 27, 2015
3. Marker in Grand Teton National Park
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 27, 2015
4. Teton Range
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 27, 2015
5. Mount Moran
This mountain in the Teton Range is named for Thomas Moran.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 262 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 7, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
