Burned His Way along the Heavens. Set the Sky on Fire behind Him / Thomas Moran

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Title(s):

Burned His Way along the Heavens. Set the Sky on Fire behind Him

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1878

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

graphite and wash on paper

Paper/Support:

Landscape; single-sided P:0.259- 0.273 mm S: 1.200- 1.208 mm Machine-made, wove, smooth watercolor paper, light cream 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 on verso, originally light cream.

Classification:

Drawings

Object Type:

Drawing with Wash

Accession No:

02.914

Previous Number(s):

0226.914; 16432

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 13 5/16in. (33.8cm)
Width: 18 7/64in. (46.0cm)

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, "Burned his way along the heavens Set the sky on behind him" on mat

Signed: Signed by hand in ink with colophon, "TM 1878" in lower right on recto

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Moran, Thomas. Burned His Way along the Heavens. Set the Sky on Fire behind Him. 02.914. 1878. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/02914 (03/21/2019).

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Burned His Way along the Heavens. Set the Sky on Fire behind Him / Thomas Moran

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