Point of Rocks / Thomas Moran

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Point of Rocks

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1881

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

graphite on paper

Paper/Support:

Landscape; single-sided 0.161- 0.168 mm Machine-made, wove, slightly textured surface, warm cream in color. The media is located on the felt side; wire side on verso.

Classification:

Drawings

Object Type:

Graphite Drawing

Accession No:

13.1005

Previous Number(s):

1326.1005; 30373

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 7 1/4in. (18.4cm)
Width: 10 7/8in. (27.6cm)

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; Artist's color notations and reference notes are present in sketch; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Point of Rocks No 2 quarter page 1881. B & O R.R." in upper left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Higher" in upper right on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "all foliage" in upper right on recto

Signed: Signed by hand in pencil, "TM" in upper center on recto

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Moran, Thomas. Point of Rocks. 13.1005. 1881. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/131005 (12/04/2014).

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Point of Rocks / Thomas Moran

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