Tag: Grafton Tyler Brown

A west that isn’t there anymore, painted by American artist Grafton Tyler Brown. Living from 1841 to 1918, he was the first African-American artist to create works depicting the Pacific Northwest and California.  Serving as expedition artist for the Amos Bowman Geological Survey, he made the sketches that became these paintings.

Entrance to Victoria Harbor. 1883. American. Image ©2022 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc. and Uno Langmann Limited and globalnews.ca, Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://globalnews.ca/news/8644926/royal-bc-museum-painting-first-professional-black-painter/
Untitled (Columbia River Scene). Undated, by 1918. American. Oil on canvas. Signed on the lower right. Image ©2022 Tacoma Art Museum. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://www.tacomaartmuseum.org/tamblog-recent-acquisitions-grafton-tyler-brown-untitled-columbia-river-scene/

A Canyon River with Pines and Figures (Yellowstone). 1886. American. Oil on canvas. Image ©2022 Tacoma Art Museum. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://www.tacomaartmuseum.org/tamblog-recent-acquisitions-grafton-tyler-brown-untitled-columbia-river-scene/
Grotto Geyser, Yellowstone. 1891. American. Oil on canvas. Photo credit: Christopher Knight for the Los Angeles Times. Fair use license. via https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-grafton-tyler-brown-pmca-review-20180630-htmlstory.html

Geyser art, paintings of geysers in Yellowstone National Park that is. Grafton Tyler Brown, American artist.

“Castle Geyser, Yellowstone.” 1891. American. Oil on canvas. Collections of the Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis. Image © 2021 Tribune-Star. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://www.tribstar.com/features/bash/indys-eiteljorg-museum-to-present-holiday-events-in-renovated-western-art-space/article_324f35d7-0d92-55a2-b49f-adbb18c1eada.html
“Old Faithful Geyser, Yellowstone National Park.” 1887.American. Image source khanacademy.org. In the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1926. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grafton_Tyler_Brown,_Old_Faithful_Geyser,_Yellowstone_National_Park,_1887.tif
“A Yellowstone Geyser.” Undated. American. Oil on canvas. Signed on the lower right. Collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. In the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 100 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grafton_Tyler_Brown_-A_Yellowstone_Geyser–2009.4329-_Museum_of_Fine_Arts.jpg