Background
Kinsey, Joni Louise was born on November 19, 1958 in Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States. Daughter of Barry Allan and Carmen Louise Kinsey.
(Presenting the first in-depth study of Thomas Moran's ear...)
Presenting the first in-depth study of Thomas Moran's early western landscapes, Joni Louise Kinsey describes how the artist created three monumental paintings—The Grand Cañon of the Yellowstone (1872), The Chasm of the Colorado (1873-74), and The Mountain of the Holy Cross (1875)—that, in the aftermath of the Civil War, evoked the nation's spiritual journey and suggestsed its cultural upheaval. The author describes how the paintings reflected a new national identity of both failure and promise, and helped open the West for tourism and travel.
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(Little was known about America’s most famous natural wond...)
Little was known about America’s most famous natural wonder until 1869, when John Wesley Powell traveled the full length of the Grand Canyon by boat. He returned each year; in 1873 he introduced it to artist Thomas Moran, whose brazenly colored, grand scale portrayals of the canyon stunned the public. In 1908, Moran’s work prompted President Theodore Roosevelt to declare the Grand Canyon a national monument; by 1919, Congress had established Grand Canyon National Park. As the Santa Fe Railway opened up the Southwest, in 1892 the company began hiring artists to paint scenes of the Grand Canyon, including Moran, W. R. Leigh, and Louis Akin. Today, artists are still capturing the splendor of the Grand Canyon: Ed Mell, Clark Hulings, Wilson Hurley, Frank Mason, P. A. Nisbet, Bruce Aiken, and Earl Carpenter are among the contemporary artists represented in The Majesty of the Grand Canyon.
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(Little was known about America’s most famous natural wond...)
Little was known about America’s most famous natural wonder until 1869, when John Wesley Powell traveled the full length of the Grand Canyon by boat. He returned each year; in 1873 he introduced it to artist Thomas Moran, whose brazenly colored, grand scale portrayals of the canyon stunned the public. In 1908, Moran’s work prompted President Theodore Roosevelt to declare the Grand Canyon a national monument; by 1919, Congress had established Grand Canyon National Park. As the Santa Fe Railway opened up the Southwest, in 1892 the company began hiring artists to paint scenes of the Grand Canyon, including Moran, W. R. Leigh, and Louis Akin. Today, artists are still capturing the splendor of the Grand Canyon: Ed Mell, Clark Hulings, Wilson Hurley, Frank Mason, P. A. Nisbet, Bruce Aiken, and Earl Carpenter are among the contemporary artists represented in The Majesty of the Grand Canyon.
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Kinsey, Joni Louise was born on November 19, 1958 in Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States. Daughter of Barry Allan and Carmen Louise Kinsey.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, University Tulsa, 1981. Master of Arts, Washington University, 1984. Doctor of Philosophy, Washington University, 1989.
Visiting assistant professor, Washington University, St. Louis, 1989-1991; assistant professor, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1991-1997; associate professor, U. Iowa, Iowa City, since 1997.
(Presenting the first in-depth study of Thomas Moran's ear...)
(Little was known about America’s most famous natural wond...)
(Little was known about America’s most famous natural wond...)
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Board directors Friends of History Preservation, Iowa City, 1992-2002, president, 1996-1999. Fellow Center for Great Plains Studies-U. Nebraska (associate). Member American Studies Association, College Art Association, Association Historians American Art, Western History Association, Midwest Art History Association.