Green River / Thomas Moran

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Green River

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1879

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

watercolor and graphite with white gouache on paper

Paper/Support:

Landscape; one-sided 0.194- 0.202 mm Machine-made, wove, NOT surface, originally grey in color. Wire mesh pattern visible in transmitted light. Painting is located on the wire side of support.

Classification:

Paintings

Object Type:

Watercolor Painting

Accession No:

02.891

Previous Number(s):

0236.891; 16117

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 9 29/64in. (24.0cm)
Width: 12 23/32in. (32.3cm)

Image:

Height: 9 29/64in. (24.0cm)
Width: 12 23/32in. (32.3cm)

Mat:

Height: 13 25/32in. (35.0cm)
Width: 17 23/32in. (45.0cm)

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

Inscriptions: Notes in the artist's hand; Inscribed by hand in black ink, "Green River" in lower left on recto

Signed: Signed by hand in black ink with colophon, "TM 1879" in lower left on recto

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Moran, Thomas. Green River. 02.891. 1879. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/02891 (03/13/2018).

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