by jamesnaughton | May 21, 2013 | Introduction, Naughton and Moran
Viewfinders A young photographer named William Henry Jackson was also asked to join the Hayden survey. In the determined hands of Jackson, this unpredictable and fledgling technology didn’t just take its first steps; it climbed mountains! He Who Shares Wins...
by jamesnaughton | May 16, 2013 | Introduction, Naughton and Moran
A New World After leaving the train in Green River Thomas Moran would go on to join the Hayden Geological Survey of Yellowstone 1871, the expedition would present a moment of destiny, both for the artist and for the United States. Maps and Visions In the wake of a...
by jamesnaughton | Apr 29, 2013 | Introduction, Naughton and Moran
What’s the Big Idea? In 1871 a young artist named Thomas Moran stepped off a train in the small town of Green River in Southern Wyoming(USA). I can only imagine what he must have felt as he first gazed on the cliffs featured in his painting, below, a first...