Artists of all ages have been inspired by Yellowstone National Park. A project entitled "Imagine Yellowstone" motivated students from across the country to portray the park.

Many, like Thomas Moran in his early years, depicted the park without ever having seen it themselves. Like Moran, they were inspired by other people's pictures and by the reports of others.

From the many painters, photographers, scientists, writers, and other interpreters of the first national park, students today have a rich quantity of resources they can use to imagine the wonders of Yellowstone.

"Yellowstone: Ecosystem without Parallel" Brandon Pfunder, 1993.