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Title(s):

On the San Juan above Arboles; on the San Juan above Arbolles

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1881

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

graphite and wash on newsprint

Paper/Support:

Landscape; single-sided 00.134- 0.136 mm Machine-made, wove, calendared paper, cream in color. The artist's media is located on the verso of The Hour (Cartoon Supplement): New York, August 6, 1881.

Classification:

Drawings

Object Type:

Drawing with Wash

Accession No:

02.894

Previous Number(s):

0236.894; 15011

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 6 57/64in. (17.5cm)
Width: 10 5/16in. (26.2cm)

Image:

Height: 6 57/64in. (17.5cm)
Width: 10 5/16in. (26.2cm)

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

Marks: Printed half page of "The Hour (Cartoon Supplement): New York, August 6, 1881" on verso

Inscriptions: Notes in the artist's hand; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "on the San Juan above Arbolles" 80" in upper left on recto; Inscribed by hand in black ink, "6" in upper left on verso; Inscribed by hand in blue pencil, "16 1/4 page" in center right on verso; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Check 1435" in center on verso

Signed: Signed by hand in pencil, "TM" in top center on recto

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Moran, Thomas. On the San Juan above Arboles. 02.894. 1881. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/02894 (07/27/2017).

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On the San Juan above Arboles / Thomas Moran

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