Painters

Question 1

Envisioned the idea of a Nations Park
Spent 8 years traveling with 48 tribes sketching and painting the them. First and most important record of land west of the Mississippi.

Answer 1

George Caitlin

Question 2

Painted detailed panoramic views of western scenery

exaggerated landscapes

Answer 2

Albert Bierstadt

Question 3

Painted and described all the birds of America

America’s dominant wildlife artist in the early 19th century

Answer 3

John James Audubon

Question 4

Traveled through what would become Yellowstone National Park from about July 22 to August 9, 1871. Among other sites, he sketched the Gardiner River, Mammoth Hot Springs, Liberty Cap, and Tower Fall. He captured the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone..

Answer 4

Thomas Moran

Question 5

sketches and photographs were circulated through the halls of Congress and contributed to the creation of Yellowstone National Park. Doubts about the wonders of the Yellowstone region must have vanished in the face of this tangible proof.

Answer 5

Thomas Moran and William Jackson

Question 6

late 19th and early 20th centuries a leading Northern California landscape artist, known as the “Dean of California painters.” His romanticized views of nature found much favor among the culturally aspiring citizens of San Francisco

Answer 6

William Keith

Question 7

Central figure in the Hudson River School of Art Perhaps best known for painting large panoramic landscapes, often depicting dramatic natural phenomena,

Answer 7

Frederick Church