Walking Lightly o'er the Prairie / Thomas Moran

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Title(s):

Walking Lightly o'er the Prairie; Walking Lightly o'er the Prairie 1876

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1876

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

wash and graphite on paper with white gouache

Paper/Support:

Portrait P: 0.232- 0.254 mm S: 1.272- 1.314 mm Machine-made, wove, smooth watercolor paper, light cream in color.

Classification:

Drawings

Object Type:

Drawing with Wash

Accession No:

02.912

Previous Number(s):

0226.912; 30364

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Image:

Height: 17 29/32in. (45.5cm)
Width: 12 63/64in. (33.0cm)

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: Inscribed, "Walking lightly oer the prairie" on mat

Signed: Signed by hand in ink with colophon, "TMoran 1876" in lower right on recto

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Moran, Thomas. Walking Lightly o'er the Prairie. 02.912. 1876. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/02912 (03/21/2019).

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