Lake Isabel. Fort George Island.; Lake Isabel, Fort George Island, Florida
Creator(s):
Thomas Moran (Artist)
Culture:
American
Date:
March 5, 1877
Period:
Hudson River School
Materials/Techniques:
graphite on paper
Paper/Support:
Portrait; single-sided
0.184- 0.186 mm
Machine-made, wove, NOT, mat surface, cream in color. Image located on smooth side of support, wire side on 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 black ink, "Lake Isabel. Florida. March 5th 1877 Fort George Island." in upper left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "cedar" in center right on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "A5615 #13" in lower left on verso
Signed by hand in black ink, "T.M." in upper center on recto
Moran, Thomas. Lake Isabel. Fort George Island.. 13.1015. March 5, 1877. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/131015 (12/04/2014).
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