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"Themes of the National Parks," by David John McCosh, oil on canvas, 1940. David John McCosh’s "Themes of the National Parks" highlights iconic features of the national parks in the western United States. The immensity of Half Dome’s granite crest in California's Yosemite National Park is the main focus of this panel, with flanking vignettes depicting Carlsbad Caverns, and a predella with Devils Tower, Crater Lake, and Yellowstone. Painter and lithographer David McCosh studied at Coe College, Cedar Rapids, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Art Students' League in New York City. He taught art for much of his career and was commissioned to create murals for the Chicago World's Fair for the Century of Progress, Illinois; the U.S. Post Office, Kelso, Washington; the U.S. Post office, Beresford, South Dakota; and several paintings for the U.S. National Bank, Eugene, Oregon.

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