Paintings of John Muir

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Note: All artwork less than 75 years old will be subject to copyright of the artists. Contact the artists for permission to reproduce.

Painting by Herbert A. Collins Sr.
Date is unknown, but it was painted around the time the Muir Woods National Monument was established - 1908.
The original painting is housed at Muir Woods National Monument.
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Portrait of John Muir by Marion Boyd Allen

Marion Boyd Allen was a distinguished portrait painter from Boston. The painting was found in an abandoned storage locker at her studio in 1973. The painting measures 30" x 37".
From the collection of Dr. E. Scott Conner
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Portrait of John Muir by Bruce Wolfe

This image appeared on the book cover for John Muir by Thurman Wilkins. It was originally used on the cover of Sierra Magazine for the March/April 1985 issue. Used by permission of Joan Hamilton, Sierra editor. The original art work is in her office. Photograph of painting by Graham White.
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John Muir, Poster by Larry Winborg
(available for sale at Yosemite National Park Bookstore)

John Muir by Nancy Middendorf
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Print by Art Smith
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National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Painted by Orlando Rouland (1871-1945), 1919?. Oil canvas. Original painting is 92 cm x 71.5 cm (36 1/4" x 18 1/8")
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Watercolor Painting of John Muir in Yosemite
Entitled "Muir's Dream." Painting by Susan Barry (2000)

Painting of John Muir in Kings Canyon National Park - Grant Grove
On display at John Muir Lodge, Grant Grove, Kings Canyon National Park.
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Painting by Colleen Mitchell Veyna (2000)

Painting of Statue of John Muir - Dunbar High Street.
Prints available from John Muir Trust, Scotland.

Painting by Paul Craven (2000)

Painting of John Muir commissioned for the Conservation Hall of Fame, National Wildlife Federation. 1965.

Painting by Rudolph Wendelin (1965)

Painting of John Muir by Robert Shetterly. (2003) The painting is part of Shetterly's series on "Americans Who Tell the Truth."
The text in the background is John Muir's quote:

The battle we have fought, and are still fighting for the forests is a part of the eternal conflict between right and wrong, and we cannot expect to see the end of it. ... So we must count on watching and striving for these trees, and should always be glad to find anything so surely good and noble to strive for."

John Muir as one of 100 "Dancing Saints" in "The Dancing Saints Icons" project at Saint Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church in San Francisco. This is a major artwork by iconographer Mark Dukes and the All Saints Company. Muir is represented in a spectacular 2,300-square-foot iconographic mural that encircles the rotunda walls of the church. A head-shot is shown here; the artwork includes a full-size figure of John Muir depicted holding a walking stick, wearing a laced shirt, and like the rest of the "dancing saints" with a golden halo.
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"John Muir - A Man Equal to the Mountains" by Steve Simon from his The Great Peacemakers collection. To complement each painting the artist writes a poem about the peacemaker and presents the painting and poem in video format. The painting and the poem by Steve Simon about John Muir in both text and video format, is available here. Includes additional sketches of two of John Muir's adventures - climbing a Douglas spruce during a windstorm, and his perilous climb of climb Mt. Ritter. He found himself stuck, unable to go up or do.

Portrait of John Muir by C.J. Ellison. She writes: "I created this piece last April, 2022, to celebrate the birthday of the Father of the National Parks, Sierra Club founder, and lover of all the rocks, trees, & everything in between. John Muir - The wild man of the Sierras - has always been one of my personal heroes. He always spoke of nature and our responsibility to it in a way that resonated far after he left the earth he so loved. And it left me with the idea that if you're true to who you are and persevere, you might just make a difference." You may purchase this portrait from the inprnt.com website.

C.J. (Chandler) Ellison is an artist and illustrator who previously had her work, the animated short film "Muir" (2015), included in the Film and Video section of this website.

For identification of more portraits in art and sculpture (without images), see our listing of John Muir art and sculpture from the National Catalog of American Portraits page.

See also Drawings of John Muir
See also John Muir in Sculpture
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For more artwork, see also John Muir Collectibles

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