FROM THE COLLECTION
Yellowstone Canyon, 1917
Art gallery, Laurelton Hall, Long Island, New York, 1902–57
Watercolor and gouache on tinted paper
Louis Comfort Tiffany, American, 1848–1933
17 3/8 x 11 5/8 in.
(77-035)
This watercolor and gouache painting entitled Yellowstone Canyon by Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933) is on display in the Other Rooms gallery in the Laurelton Hall wing at the Morse. It originally hung in the art gallery at Tiffany’s Long Island estate, Laurelton Hall. The work packs quite a vista into a small space and is an unusual artistic view of a canyon. Rather than a panorama, Tiffany depicted the canyon
vertically, providing the viewer little sense of the canyon floor below or of the sky above. One is left to wonder what lies beyond the central cliff. Tiffany visited Yellowstone several times. His first trip was a honeymoon after marrying his second wife Louise Wakeman Knox (1851–1904) in 1886. Yellowstone captured the imagination of many artists including American painter Thomas Moran (1837–1926) and American photographer William Henry Jackson (1843–1942). Moran’s watercolors and Jackson’s photographs played key roles in passing legislation for Yellowstone to become America’s first National Park in 1872. Tiffany’s fascination with the park may be seen in the following quote by Henry H. Saylor, who wrote about Tiffany’s inspiration for Laurelton Hall in 1908.
“Mr. Tiffany had carried in his mind for years a deep impression of the stratified cliffs in the Yellowstone region. In their vastness and incomparable strength, in their challenge of the attention, they seemed to symbolize Americanism. Here lay a real inspiration for a style of architecture that should be indigenous to the soil, that should affirm its parentage, instead of denying it with the assumption of the manners and dress of a people long since passed to dust.”
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June 10, 2022
Free Admission to the Morse on July 4
Celebrate Independence Day by viewing American art at the Morse Museum for free from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, July 4.
A community tradition since 1995, the Morse Museum provides free admission to its galleries in conjunction with the City of Winter Park’s annual Fourth of July Celebration. The Morse displays special objects during its Independence Day celebration, a 1798 cream jug by American silversmith and patriot Paul Revere (1735–1818) and a baseball signed by Babe Ruth (1895–1948), Ty Cobb (1886–1961), and Lou Gehrig (1903–41), legends of America’s pastime. The city event will be held Monday, July 4, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Winter Park Events Center and Martin Luther King, Jr. Park. For updates regarding City of Winter Park events, please visit its website at cityofwinterpark.org.
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American revolutionary figure Paul Revere made this silver creamer in 1798.
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New Baseball-themed Accessories Available in the Shop
Visit the Museum Shop this Independence Day for special accessories featuring game-used baseball materials from the New York Yankees. These items—a pendant, a pair of cufflinks, a money clip/credit card holder, and a watch—feature a numbered hologram to authenticate their game use and official license by Major League Baseball (other teams available upon request). After celebrating the Fourth, summer continues to sizzle during the Shop’s annual summer sale with fifty percent off selected merchandise.
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This watch, featuring a portion of a game-used baseball, is one of several new accessories in the Museum Shop.
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Next Member Appreciation Day is on August 30
Join us in the Museum Shop on Tuesday, August 30 for Member Appreciation Day. From 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Morse Museum members may enjoy twenty percent off purchases of all non-sale items both in-store and online. This is a perfect time to pick up the exhibition catalog for The Stebbins Collection: A Gift for the Morse Museum. For the online store to recognize you as a member, be sure to “activate your account” prior to shopping and use
the THANKYOUMEMBERS discount code during checkout. For an activation email, contact membership@morsemuseum.org.
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Don’t miss the next Member Appreciation Day on Tuesday, August 30.
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Free Online Learning for Families
Learn more about art and art history this summer with online materials from the Morse Museum. Visit Create and Explore on the Museum’s website to browse fun activities, videos, and more. Activities include instructions and material lists to complete hands-on art projects. One recently posted art activity is inspired by butterflies found in objects from the Morse collection. Website visitors may also enjoy a short video that introduces the landscape paintings of the Hudson River School.
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Find the instructions to make this butterfly-inspired art project and more on the Museum’s website.
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