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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Shasta Mountain and Castle Lake

Creator(s):

Thomas Hill (Artist)

Culture:

American; British

Date:

late 19th century

Materials/Techniques:

oil on canvas

Classification:

Paintings

Object Type:

Oil Painting

Credit Line:

Gift of the Thomas Gilcrease Foundation, 1955

Accession No:

01.1589

Previous Number(s):

0116.1589; 14127

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Framed:

Height: 17 3/4in. (45.1cm)
Width: 25 9/16in. (64.9cm)
Depth: 1 3/4in. (4.4cm)

Overall (Canvas):

Height: 13in. (33.0cm)
Width: 20 7/8in. (53.0cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Thomas Hill

Role(s):

Artist

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Hill, Thomas

Birth Date:

1829

Death Date:

1908

Nationalities:

American (North American)

Roles:

American painter, 1829-1908, born in England

Gender:

male

Events:

relocating
1843-1908
in 1843

Note:

Hill took a trip to Yosemite in 1862 and became the first artist to open a studio there. He produced more than 5,000 oil paintings of Yosemite. Comment on works: Landscapes

Marks and Inscriptions

Inscriptions: Inscribed to indicate that work was once owned by Mr. Julien L. Eysmans on sticker on verso

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

Castle Lake, fires, lakes, men, mountains, natural landscapes, oil, oil paintings, snow, trees

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Hill, Thomas. Shasta Mountain and Castle Lake. 01.1589. late 19th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/011589 (09/12/2019).

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