Summit of the Sierras, Nevada / T. Moran ; Prang's American Chromo. – Vintage Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Summit of the Sierras, Nevada / T. Moran ; Prang's American Chromo. comes to life in this antique lithograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Summit of the Sierras, Nevada / T. Moran ; Prang's American Chromo.
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Thomas Moran's painting of the Sierra Nevada summit, which spans the California and Nevada border, is the source for this image. Louis Prang & Co. of Boston reproduced it as a chromolithograph, building the color from a series of stone impressions, each printed in a separate hue. Prints like this were sold widely in the 1870s, bringing images of Western scenery into homes across the country at a time when few viewers had seen these mountains firsthand. The jagged peaks and broad sky reflect the period's fascination with the West as a place of grandeur.
| Created / published | c1875. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : chromolithograph. |
| Genre | Landscape prints 1870-1880.Chromolithographs 1870-1880. |
| Notes | Copyright by L. Prang & Co. |
| Subjects | Mountains--1870-1880. Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 916 × 1,304 px · prints to 3 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217264 |
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