The painting that inspired a National Park

Awe and grandeur in the service of an expanding United States. [See learning resources here.](https://smarthistory.org/seeing-america-2/moran-national-park/) Thomas Moran, _Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone_ , 1872, oil on canvas mounted on aluminum, 213 x 266.3 cm (Smithsonian American Art Museum, Lent by the Department of the Interior Museum, L.1968.84.1), a Seeing America video Speakers: Dr.

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