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Palouse Falls

Palouse Falls - Lithograph
Accession #: 3249.3
Title: Palouse Falls
Object Type: Lithograph
Participants:
Stanley, John Mix (creator)
Physical Description: Lithograph print of Palouse Falls with a figure of a man with a pole in the foreground. On the top of the plate is printed "U.S.P.R.R.EXP. & Surveys - 47 & 49 PARALLELS. / GENERAL REPORT - PLATE XLIV.", on the bottom of the plate is printed "Stanley del / J. Bien N.Y. lith.", and across the center of the bottom of the plate is printed "PELOUSE FALLS".
Description: In 1853 American artist John Mix Stanley (1814-1872) joined the Isaac I. Stevens expedition, one of four government surveys commissioned to determine the best transcontinental railroad route to the Pacific Ocean. The Stevens expedition documented a northern route from St. Paul, Minnesota to the Puget Sound, recording flora, fauna, and Native American tribes along the way. Their extensive report included work by survey artists Stanley and Gustavus Sohon, some of the first views of this region.
Category: Art
Subjects/Topics/Concepts:
landscape
Dimensions:
Support Dimensions H x W 12 x 11 1/2"
Image Dimensions HxW 15 x 8 1/2"
Materials/Techniques:
paper (fiber product) (Material)
ink (Material)
Marks/Inscription:
Upper left: U.S.P.R.R. Exp & Surveys 47 and 49 Parallels Upper right: General Report - Plate XLIV Lower left: Stanley Del Lower right: J. Bien, N.Y. Lith.
Related Exhibits:
Credit Line: Museum Purchase
Copyright:
public domain
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