Portrait; single-sided
0.188- 0.191 mm
Machine-made, wove, smooth surface, warm taupe in color (discolored from the original grey color visible along the bottom edge and verso). The media. The media is located on the felt side of the support; wire side on the verso.
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; Artist's color notations and reference notes are present in sketch; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Would not this look well full page size?" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Cave of the Winds" in lower center on recto; Inscribed by hand in ink, "Under the American Fall from Goat Island June 1881" in lower right on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "full page illustration is 9 1/4 x 6 1/2 in" in upper center on verso; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "9 x 6 [21 multiplied by 6] [126 divided by 9] 14" in lower center on verso
Signed by hand in ink, "T.M." in lower right on recto
Moran, Thomas. Under the American Fall from Goat Island. 02.899. June 1881. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/02899 (07/27/2017).
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