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Thomas Ayres

Illustration — Yosemite Falls, by Thomas Ayres. Thomas Almond Ayres (c. 1816-1858) was a California gold rush-era artist, most famous for drawing the first rendering of Yosemite Valley to be published and popularized.

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Thomas Ayres

This drawing by Thomas Ayres provided the American public with its first glimpse of Yosemite Falls in 1855, and helped to create the interest in Yosemite Valley that led to its protection. In June 1855, James Mason Hutchings organized a group to visit Yosemite Valley. For this journey Hutchings hired the artist Thomas Ayres to draw the sights of the Valley in the hope that "this wonderful valley w

Thomas Ayers (1816-1858) · Archived source link · Public domain

Born
1816
Died
1858
Nationality
United States
Occupation
painter

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Illustration — Yosemite Falls, by Thomas Ayres. Thomas Almond Ayres (c. 1816-1858) was a California gold rush-era artist, most famous for drawing the first rendering of Yosemite Valley to be published and popularized.

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