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Thomas Hill: View of the Yosemite Valley  wikidata:Q20743672 reasonator:Q20743672
Artist
Thomas Hill  (1829–1908)  wikidata:Q2534502
 
Thomas Hill
Alternative names
Thomas, II Hill; Thomas Hill II; Thomas ii Hill; Hill
Description American-British painter and visual artist
famous for his paintings of the 19th century California landscape
Date of birth/death 11 September 1829 Edit this at Wikidata 30 June 1908 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death West Midlands Raymond, California
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artist QS:P170,Q2534502
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Title
English: View of the Yosemite Valley
Object type painting Edit this at Wikidata
Genre landscape art Edit this at Wikidata
Date 1865
date QS:P571,+1865-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
Dimensions height: 54 in (137.1 cm); width: 72 in (182.8 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,54U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,72U218593
Place of creation United States of America Edit this at Wikidata
Notes
Photo of luncheon, with painting in background
The painting served as the backdrop for the 2009 presidential inauguration luncheon, on loan from the New York Historical Society. The painting was chosen because it represents the 1864 Lincoln signing of the Yosemite Grant, which set aside Yosemite Valley as a public reserve, the first time the federal government had taken such an action. The tradition of the inaugural luncheon dates from 1953 (with previous versions being held as far back as 1897), and since 1985 a painting has been chosen to serve as the backdrop for the head table.
Source/Photographer Inaugural Luncheon page (direct image URL [1])
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