Series of Prints: Near the Source of the Potomac / Thomas Moran

Essay/Description

Multiple etchings from the same plate are stored in the Gilcrease Museum collections.

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Series of Prints: Near the Source of the Potomac

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1877

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

printing ink on paper

Classification:

Prints

Object Type:

Wood Engraving

Accession No:

15.418a-b

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 12 1/8in. (30.8cm)
Length: 9 1/2in. (24.1cm)

Image:

Height: 4in. (10.2cm)
Length: 5in. (12.7cm)

Overall:

Height: 11in. (27.9cm)
Length: 8 1/2in. (21.6cm)

Image:

Height: 6in. (15.2cm)
Length: 3 1/2in. (8.9cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Thomas Moran

Role(s):

Artist

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Moran, Thomas

Birth Date:

1837

Death Date:

1926

Nationalities:

American (North American)

Roles:

American painter, 1837-1926

Gender:

male

Note:

Born 12 January 1837; died 25 August 1926. In 1844, Moran and his family settled in Maryland. Moran began his career in the 1850s as a wood engraver in Philadelphia. In the mid-1850s, he studied painting in Philadelphia under his brother Edward Moran. Moran and his brother travelled to England in 1862 to study painting. In the 1860s, Moran also visited France and Italy. In 1871, Moran accompanied the Geological Survey of Yellowstone National Park, Colorado. In 1872, Moran established himself in New York City. In 1916, Moran moved to Santa Barbara, California. Comment on works: Landscapes

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Moran, Thomas. Series of Prints: Near the Source of the Potomac. 15.418a-b. 1877. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/15418a-b.

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Series of Prints: Near the Source of the Potomac / Thomas Moran

Essay/Description

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Art Item Information

Dimensions

About the Creator(s)

Cite this Page