Hopi Village, Arizona / Thomas Moran

Curatorial Remarks

Title changed per recommendation of Joni Kinsey, advisor to the Henry Luce Foundation Moran Collection research project. This work appears to be a preparatory work anticipating the larger Hopi Village, Arizona currently owned by the Heckscher Museum of Art, Huntington, NY. Sandra Pauly, Henry Luce Foundation Curatorial Scholar for Moran Collection Research 2.21.22

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Hopi Village, Arizona; Acoma Pueblo

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1916

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

oil on panel

Classification:

Paintings

Object Type:

Oil Painting

Accession No:

01.1116

Previous Number(s):

0137.1116; 456; 27628

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall (Canvas):

Height: 9 1/8in. (23.2cm)
Width: 14 1/8in. (35.9cm)

Framed:

Height: 12 9/16in. (31.9cm)
Width: 17 1/2in. (44.5cm)
Depth: 1 5/8in. (4.1cm)

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

Marks and Inscriptions

Marks: Thumbprint in lower right on recto

Signed: Signed by hand in paint with colophon, "TMoran. 1916." in lower right on recto

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Moran, Thomas. Hopi Village, Arizona. 01.1116. 1916. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/011116 (06/17/2019).

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