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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

The Master of Life, Hiawatha

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1875

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

graphite and wash on paper

Paper/Support:

Portrait Adhered to a secondary support. Secondary support: 1.244- 1.288 mm Primary support is machine-made, wove, smooth texture watercolor paper, ivory in color. The secondary support is machine-made, wood pulp core with smooth calendared paper adhered to the recto and verso. Discolored to a dark cream in color, originally light cream.

Classification:

Drawings

Object Type:

Drawing with Wash

Accession No:

02.902

Previous Number(s):

0226.902; 26075

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Mat:

Height: 20 5/64in. (51.0cm)
Width: 12 51/64in. (32.5cm)

Image:

Height: 17 1/8in. (43.5cm)
Width: 14 51/64in. (37.6cm)

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 ink, "He the Master of life decending On the red crags of the Quarry Stood erect & called the Nations" in upper center on verso; Inscribed by hand in ink, "'He the Master of Life' Hiawatha" in upper right on verso

Signed: Signed by hand in ink with colophon, "TM 1875" in lower right on recto

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black, blue, canyon, cliffs, clouds, figures, ghosts (spirits), gray, Items included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, landscapes (environments), light, male artist, mountains, rocks, Thomas and Mary Nimmo Moran artworks included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, trees, waterfall

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Moran, Thomas. The Master of Life, Hiawatha. 02.902. 1875. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/02902 (03/21/2019).

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The Master of Life, Hiawatha / Thomas Moran

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Marks and Inscriptions

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