George Meléndez Wright by Rafael López
From the book BRAVO! Poems About Amazing Hispanics [Henry Holt & Co]
Written by Margarita Engle; Illustrations by Rafael López
Category Archives: National Park & Recreation Month
National Park & Recreation Month~ July 30
Painted Panorama of Denali National Park, Alaska, by Heinrich Berann
1994 / Gouache and tempera on paper / 29″x39″ / National Park Service Collection, Charles Town, WV
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High resolution digital files of all 4 of the NPS panoramas can be downloaded here:
https://www.nps.gov/carto/app/#!/maps/categories/12
National Park & Recreation Month~ July 29
Marjory Stoneman Douglas by Menden Hall
1993 / Oil on panel / 44″x33 3/4″ / National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, DC
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National Park & Recreation Month~ July 28
Strangler Fig Roots, Everglades National Park by Eliot Porter
1954 / Dye transfer print / 10 3/4″x8 3/8″
Various collections, ©1990 Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, TX
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National Park & Recreation Month~ July 27
Trees and Snow, Yosemite Valley by Ansel Adams
1933 / Gelatin silver print / Image: 11 1/8″x8 11/16″
Various collections, including Cleveland Museum of Art, OH
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National Park & Recreation Month~ July 26
4 Printed Matchbooks From Shenandoah National Park
by The Diamond Match Company
c.1935-45 / Each: 4 7/16″x1 9/16″
Souvenir Views Matchbook Cover series, Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, The Met, NY, NY
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National Park & Recreation Month~ July 25
St. Mary Lodge Mural by Unknown Artist
c.1913 / Casein on Canvas / 51″x120″ / Lake County Courthouse in Polson, MT
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National Park & Recreation Month~ July 24
Wild Life The National Parks Preserve All Life
by Frank S. Nicholson for NYC Art Project, Works Projects Administration
c.1936-1940 / Color silkscreen on poster board / Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, DC
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National Park & Recreation Month~ July 23
Frijoles Canyon-Second View by Helmuth Naumer, Sr.
1935-36 / Pastel on paper / 19″x13 1/4″ / Bandelier National Monument, Los Alamos, NM
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National Park & Recreation Month~ July 22
Upper Lyell Fork, near Lyell Glacier by Chiura Obata
1930 / Woodblock print / Image: 15 11/16″x11″
Various collections, including Whitney Museum of American Art, NY, NY
The Misty Miss Christy 