Artists and the lands under US National Park Service stewardship have had a long association. There is perhaps no better example of this than the park panoramas painted by Austrian, Heinrich Berann (1915-1999), including North Cascades (1987), Yosemite (1989), Yellowstone (1991), and Denali (1994).
During his 50-year career, Berann painted more than 500 panoramas. He was near the end of his career and at the height of his artistic abilities when the NPS commissioned him to do these four parks. He retired in 1994 after painting Denali, the highest peak in North America—a fitting magnum opus to a prolific career.
The digital versions available below were carefully reproduced to accurately capture the vibrant colors favored by Berann. The original pieces are stored in a climate-controlled facility near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
Tom Patterson
September 23, 2025
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The above linked Heinrich Berann panoramas are on a NPS server. They are in the public domain. You may use them any way that you want.
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US Park Panoramas by Heinrich Berann
Denali, North Cascades, Yellowstone, and Yosemite
Tom Patterson Bio
Patterson, T. A View From On High: Heinrich Berann’s Panoramas and Landscape Visualization Techniques for the U.S. National Park Service, Cartographic Perspectives, No. 36, Spring 2000, pp.38-65.
Prints 39" x 29" (99 x 74 cm) at 300 dpi
Prints 39" x 29" (99 x 74 cm) at 300 dpi
Prints 39" x 29" (99 x 74 cm) at 300 dpi
Prints 39" x 29" (99 x 74 cm) at 300 dpi