Palmetto Trees at Lake Isabel, Fort George Island, Florida; Palmetto trees at Lake Isabel Fort George Island, Florida
Creator(s):
Thomas Moran (Artist)
Culture:
American
Date:
March 5, 1877
Period:
Hudson River School
Materials/Techniques:
graphite and wash on paper
Paper/Support:
Portrait; single-sided
0.184- 0.195 mm
Machine-made, wove, NOT, mat surface, dark cream in color. Even fiber distribution in transmitted light. Image is located on the smooth side of support; wire side on verso. Top edge appears to have been torn from bound volume.
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
Related People:
Moran, Edward, sibling of - person American painter, 1829-1901
Moran, Edward Percy, uncle/aunt of - person American painter, 1862-1935
Moran, Mary Nimmo, spouse of - person American etcher and landscapist, 1842-1899
Notes in the artist's hand; Inscribed by hand in black ink, "Palmetto trees at Lake Isabel, Fort George Island, Florida, March 5th, 1877" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in black ink, "91." in upper left on verso
Inscribed by hand in black ink, "TM" in lower left on recto
Moran, Thomas. Palmetto Trees at Lake Isabel, Fort George Island, Florida. 02.874. March 5, 1877. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/02874 (04/03/2019).
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