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Stony Batter island & Bald Mountain / Thomas Moran

Curatorial Remarks

According to Anne Morand, the artist visited Rangeley Lakes in 1873, but she notes that two of the Gilcrease sketches are dated 1876. As no documentation has been found recording a visit in 1876, Morand concluded those dates were added later when Moran received a commission from Scribner’s magazine and that the Gilcrease sketches were completed during the 1873 trip. Morand, Thomas Moran: The Field Sketches, 41, 150. Sandra Pauly, Henry Luce Foundation Curatorial Scholar for Moran Collection Research 2.24.2022

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Title(s): 
Stony Batter island & Bald Mountain; Stony Batter Island and Bald Mountain
Creator(s): 
Thomas Moran (Artist)
Culture: 
American
Date: 
1873
Period: 
Hudson River School
Materials/Techniques: 
graphite and wash on paper
Paper/Support: 
Landscape; single-sided 0.161- 0.166 mm Machine-made, wove, mat surface, slight texture, taupe in color. Fibers are faintly uneven in transmitted light.
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Accession No: 
02.876
Previous Number(s): 
0226.876; 40153
Department: 
Not On View

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