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Mariposa Grove, Base of Sequoia Gigantia
Christian "Chris" JorgensenDate Unknown
National Park Service, Museum Management Program
United States
Originally from Oslo, Norway, Jorgensen settled in California and trained at the San Francisco School of Design. He visited Yosemite in 1899 and decided to make it his summer home. His wife bequeathed many of his paintings to the Yosemite Museum in 1936.
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park, California
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Details
- Title: Mariposa Grove, Base of Sequoia Gigantia
- Creator: Christian "Chris" Jorgensen
- Date Created: Date Unknown
- Physical Dimensions: L 25.1, W 19.7 cm
- Type: Painting
- Contributor: Yosemite National Park, National Park Service
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Art Genre: Landscape
- Art Form: Painting
- Depicted Topic: American West
- Source: Treasured Landscapes: National Park Service Art Collections Tell America's Stories
- Park Website: Yosemite National Park
- National Park Service Catalog Number: YOSE 7900
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