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Title(s):

Sawkill Falls

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

July 27, 1865

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

graphite on paper

Paper/Support:

Portrait; one-sided 0.191-0.196 mm Machine made, wove, smooth, dark cream in color. Transmitted light reveals a distinct wire mesh pattern in support.

Classification:

Drawings

Object Type:

Graphite Drawing

Credit Line:

Gift of the Thomas Gilcrease Foundation, 1971

Accession No:

13.1018

Previous Number(s):

1971; 1326.1018; 13556

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 9 29/64in. (24.0cm)
Width: 6 13/16in. (17.3cm)

Image:

Height: 9 29/64in. (24.0cm)
Width: 6 13/16in. (17.3cm)

Mat:

Height: 17 23/32in. (45.0cm)
Width: 13 25/32in. (35.0cm)

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: Notes in the artist's hand; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Saw-Kill Falls July 27-65" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "9" in lower right on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "A5615 #26" in lower left on verso

Signed: Signed by hand in pencil, "TM" in lower left on recto

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

blue, branches (plant components), Creek, gray, grey, Items included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, landscape (representation), logs (wood), male artist, Pennsylvania, roots (plant material), Sawkill Creek, Sawkill Falls, Thomas and Mary Nimmo Moran artworks included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, trees, water, waterfalls

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Moran, Thomas. Sawkill Falls. 13.1018. July 27, 1865. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/131018 (04/03/2019).

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