Yellowstone River at Its Exit from the Yellowstone Lake / Thomas Moran

Curatorial Remarks

Blackmore Set, no. 13. Sandra Pauly, Henry Luce Foundation Curatorial Scholar for Moran Collection Research 2.23.22

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Yellowstone River at Its Exit from the Yellowstone Lake

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1872

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

watercolor on paper

Classification:

Paintings

Object Type:

Watercolor Painting

Credit Line:

Gift of the Thomas Gilcrease Foundation, 1955

Accession No:

02.1456

Previous Number(s):

0226.1456; 40747

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 13 25/64in. (34.0cm)
Width: 9 11/16in. (24.6cm)

Image:

Height: 13 17/64in. (33.7cm)
Width: 9 41/64in. (24.5cm)

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

Signed: Signed by hand in paint, "T.Moran. 1872." in lower left on recto

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Moran, Thomas. Yellowstone River at Its Exit from the Yellowstone Lake. 02.1456. 1872. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/021456 (03/21/2019).

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Yellowstone River at Its Exit from the Yellowstone Lake / Thomas Moran

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