View in the Narrows, Cumberland B. & O. / Thomas Moran

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Title(s):

View in the Narrows, Cumberland B. & O.; View in the Narrows, Cumberland, B & O

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1881

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

graphite and wash with white gouache on paper

Paper/Support:

Landscape; single-sided 0.163- 0.165 mm Machine-made, wove, smooth surface yellowish-blue in color (discolored from light blue which is visible at the bottom edge). The media is located on the wire side of the support. Same paper as 13.656

Classification:

Drawings

Object Type:

Drawing with Wash

Accession No:

02.896

Previous Number(s):

0226.896; 22901

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 9 7/8in. (25.1cm)
Width: 12 7/8in. (32.7cm)

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; Artist's color notations and reference notes are present in sketch; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "View in the Narrows, Cumberland B. & O. 1881" in upper center on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Above Cumberland" in lower left on recto

Signed: Signed by hand in pencil, "T.M." in upper right on recto

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Moran, Thomas. View in the Narrows, Cumberland B. & O.. 02.896. 1881. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/02896 (08/15/2017).

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